On the afternoon of April 14th, President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Lula jointly issued a joint statement in Beijing between the People's Republic of China and the Federative Republic of Brazil, regarding the deepening of their comprehensive strategic partnership. The two sides pledged to earnestly implement the "China-Brazil Strategic Plan 2022-2031" and the "China-Brazil Implementation Plan 2022-2026," with a focus on advancing comprehensive cooperation in areas such as aerospace and space weather science exploration.

The South American Space Weather Laboratory, established in 2014 as the China Academy of Sciences South American Space Weather Laboratory/China-Brazil Joint Laboratory for Space Weather (hereafter referred to as the South American Laboratory), has the honor of being incorporated into the "China-Brazil Implementation Plan 2022-2026" with a promise of sustained progress.

The South American Laboratory, established as a collaborative overseas scientific and educational center under the China Academy of Sciences and affiliated with the National Space Science Center, is co-built in conjunction with the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research, a direct unit of the Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology. This initiative stands as a concrete manifestation of the China Academy of Sciences' engagement in "Belt and Road" technological cooperation.

Firmly rooted in Brazil and expanding across South America, the South American Laboratory focuses on space weather as its core domain. It promotes a multidisciplinary approach encompassing atmospheric science, remote sensing, space debris, and more. The laboratory serves as a collaborative platform for comprehensive space environment exploration in South America.

The South American Laboratory aims to capitalize on the geographical advantage and resources conferred by China and Brazil's conjugate positioning. Through intensified scientific cooperation in areas such as space weather, geophysics, and meteorology, the laboratory seeks to deepen the comprehension and understanding of solar-terrestrial environment. It also endeavors to jointly conduct space environment monitoring and space weather forecasting, enhancing the accuracy and practicality of space weather predictions and addressing the impact of hazardous space weather on human society and the economy.

The establishment of the South American Laboratory not only propels exchange and cooperation in the realm of space science between China and Brazil but also furnishes a model for technological cooperation within the framework of the "Belt and Road" initiative. By deepening collaboration in technological innovation and talent development, this initiative contributes to mutual understanding and friendship between the peoples of China and Brazil while driving global technological innovation and sustainable development.

The establishment of the South American Laboratory sets a "high benchmark" for Sino-Brazilian technological cooperation, encapsulating the "aspiring ambition" of China-Brazil relationship development. It exemplifies wider realms of innovative collaboration between the two nations, infusing new momentum into the evolution of China-Brazil's comprehensive strategic partnership. Furthermore, it robustly supports China's advocacy for innovative development within the "Belt and Road" framework and the creation of a shared human destiny.