No reason for 'Tropical Trump' to disrupt relations with China

With Jair Bolsonaro, Brazilian president-elect, pledging radical changes to both the country's domestic and foreign policies, there has been some speculation about the prospects for China-Brazil relations.

And not only Chinese businesses operating in Brazil, but also the authorities in Beijing, will be asking: To what extent will the next leader of Latin America's biggest country disrupt the China-Brazil relationship?

It is a pertinent question. After all, Bolsonaro is portrayed by some as a "Tropical Trump", a right-winger who not only endorses United States President Donald Trump's nationalist agenda, but may actually copy a page from the latter's playbook. He has pledged to shun multilateral international institutions in favor of bilateral arrangements, and he has vowed to move the Brazilian embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.