Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and China's President Xi Jinping shake hand next to South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa as they gather for a group photo with other leaders during the G20 summit at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro,

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.