In over a decade in office, Xi never once missed a BRICS summit. Officially, Chinese officials informed Brazil that Xi had a ...

Brics can only provide credible leadership in a changing global order when it addresses its many inner contradictions.

Chinese President Xi Jinping's absence from the BRICS Summit in Brazil raises questions about China's internal politics and tensions within the alliance of emerging economies.

In a move that’s sent shockwaves through global politics, Chinese President Xi Jinping skipped the 17th BRICS Summit, his ...

Xi’s absence from the two-day summit in Rio de Janeiro comes at a critical moment for BRICS, which owes its acronym to early members Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, and since 2024 ...

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Whether it’s illness, pressing preoccupation or sidelining by his own system, one thing is clear: China may be entering a ...

This marks the first time since assuming power in 2012 that Xi Jinping has skipped a BRICS summit. China’s Foreign Ministry has cited only "scheduling conflicts" as the reason, sending Premier ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin skipped the 17th BRICS Summit in Brazil's Rio De Janeiro on Sunday, July 6. While Xi Jinping sent China PM Li Qiang to ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) is greeted by Russian President Vladimir Putin during an official welcoming ceremony for delegations' heads at the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia on Oct 23, 2024.

Xi Jinping misses BRICS summit for first time in 12 years amid buzz about his political future Chinese Premier Li Qiang will lead the delegation attending the event in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday.