'Brazil is back': Lula to visit Xi as he resets diplomatic relations with China

One of them wants the world to know his country is battling its way back to its former glory after three years of zero-Covid lockdowns and a long and humiliating history of foreign exploitation. The other wants to signal his country is bouncing back from four chaotic years under a far-right populist who took a sledgehammer to its place in the world. The two revival-seeking politicians - China's leader, Xi Jinping, and the Brazilian president, Luiz Inà¡cio Lula da Silva - will meet in Beijing next week during a high-profile tour that is part of the latter's efforts to repair…