Brasil-China e a parceria estratégica em ciência e tecnologia: o programa CBERS e as novas oportunidades de cooperação

Abstract

This dissertation has the general objective of evaluating the process of establishing the China-Brazil strategic partnership, with emphasis in the area of Science and Technology, covering the period from 1974 to 2013. Thus, the work is divided into two research axes: first debate the theoretical and conceptual construction of the term strategic partnership and analyzing the China-Brazil diplomatic relationship; the second axis reflects on the China-Brazil Program Resources Satellite (CBERS) and identifying new partnership opportunities in the area of Science and Technology. The methodology used secondary bibliographic data, emphasizing the qualitative and quantitative aspects. It is argued that the Sino- Brazilian relationship can be considered as a strategic partnership and cooperation in the area of Science and Technology is one of the dimensions of this partnership. He concludes that the Sino- Brazilian partnership in science and technology area has shown satisfactory results, enabling the creation of proprietary technologies, overcoming the external dependence and international influence.