Chinese strategic plans and their impact on investments in Brazil: an analysis of the renewable energy sector

• Autor(a) principal: Kroetz, Maria Eugenia
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Sanchez-Badin, Michelle Ratton, Sato, Lisi Mie
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Conjuntura Austral
• Texto Completo: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/ConjunturaAustral/article/view/113908
• topic: Brazil-China relationship; Foreign investment; Renewable energy; Relação Brasil-China; Investimento estrangeiro; Energias renováveis

China's economic growth and notable increase in the export of capital to Brazil have given rise to academic works on the particularities of Chinese strategies in the country. More than explain the political reasons and economic synergies that made it possible, this paper aims to focus on the diplomatic-legal strategies that support Chinese investment in Brazil. The specific objective is to understand the relation between the commitments in the bilateral agreements signed by the countries and the goals of the Chinese State in its own state planning documents. To do so, the paper is structured from a qualitative analysis of the regulatory instruments at the bilateral level and at the domestic level in China and their provisions regarding renewable energy, between 2010 and 2020. The methodology used includes the use of the Atlas.ti© Software to identify the main phrases from the documents, to systematize eventual patterns of context, content and format of these regulatory instruments. The result of the analysis contributes to the specialized literature by shedding light on the importance of Brazilian public and private players, to be aware of Chinese national plans and strategies to better understand the basis and regulation of this investment in Brazil.