Published: April 17th, 2023,
Last updated: April 17th, 2023
Whether a foreign dignitary is in Beijing’s good graces is often shown by the way the official media present his welcome by the people. In early April, French President Macron was allowed to high-five the hands of excited university students in front of the cameras like a top athlete. Brazil’s President Lula da Silva was welcomed by cheering children waving Brazilian and Chinese flags in front of the Great Hall of the People on Friday. The subsequent talks were correspondingly friendly and harmonic, writes Joern Petring in his analysis of the meeting.