Margaret Myers, director of the Asia & Latin America Program at the Inter-American Dialogue, discussed with CGTN the implications of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's recent visit to Shanghai. During his trip, President Lula attended Dilma Rousseff's inauguration as head of the BRICS development bank and toured Huawei's innovation center. Myers highlighted Brazil's interest in expanding trade with China, and how Lula's activities in Shanghai support this objective.