The Coordinator of the Center for Brazil-China Studies of the Center for Research in Law and Economics (CPDE) of FGV’s Rio de Janeiro Law School (FGV Direito Rio), Professor Evandro Carvalho, met with the Director of the John L. Thornton China Center of the Brookings Institute, Cheng Li, on April 24. The meeting was held in Washington, D.C., where they discussed the recent constitutional changes in China approved by the National People’s Congress.

Cheng Li is also Director of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations and author of a book on Chinese politics under the current Xi Jinping administration, subject of a research and book that are being finalized by the Brazilian professor.

On the same day, Carvalho met with researcher Irene Wu, from the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States of the Wilson Center, to discuss cooperation on issues regarding China’s foreign policy.