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Brazil’s President Luis Lula da Silva recently visited China to meet with President Xi Jinping.
Bilateral
The aim of the visit was to strengthen ties between two of the world’s largest developing nations. Brazilian officials said about 20 bilateral agreements were signed with China.
Bilateral describes something that only two individuals, groups, or countries share. The Latin based prefix bi- means two. And lateral means of, or related to, the two different sides.
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