Brazil’s Lula heads to China hoping to boost trade, investments

'We will consolidate our relationship with China,' Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on the eve of his trip [File: Adriano Machado/Reuters]

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is headed to China, as the left-wing leader hopes to bolster economic ties to Brazil’s largest trading partner and re-establish the South American nation’s role in global diplomacy.

Lula posted photos on social media on Tuesday morning in front of a plane on a tarmac alongside Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, saying he was embarking on the trip.