By Eduardo Baptista and Lisandra Paraguassu RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping made a state visit to Brasilia on Wednesday, capping a diplomatic blitz across South America that showed Beijing's growing clout in the region and at global forums where it has filled a gap left by the U.

China’s President Xi Jinping state visit to Brasilia, Brazil Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Brasilia caps a diplomatic blitz across South America that has shown Beijing's growing clout in the region and at global forums where it filled a gap left by the U.