China's top legislator Wu Bangguo met with Eduardo Braga, governor of Brazil's Amazonas state, in the state's capital Manaus on Saturday.

Wu, chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC), spoke highly of the positive role of Amazonas in promoting Sino-Brazilian relations.

He hoped that Amazonas would continue tapping the potential to expand economic and trade cooperation with China based on the principle of mutual benefit.

Amazonas, in the northern part of the country, is Brazil's largest state in terms of area.

China is Amazonas' largest trading partner, Braga said. He hoped that Wu's visit would boost the two sides' cooperation in electronics, timber processing, petrochemical production, and tourism.

Manaus is Wu's last stop in Brazil. He is expected to leave Brazil for Uruguay on Sunday.

(Xinhua News Agency September 3, 2006)