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“As president of China, I cannot ignore what is happening. When the United States announced heavy tariffs against Brazilian products, it was clear that we were facing something larger than a commercial dispute. It was an attempted intimidation and in the face of it, China does not shut up. Our spokesman, Mao Ning, spoke on behalf of our government with the firmness that the moment requires. We reaffirmed what we defended for decades. Mutual respect, sovereignty and non -intervention in the internal affairs of other countries. “