BEIJING: China has said that President Xi Jinping will visit South Africa to attend BRICS Summit next week, Chinese media reported on Friday.
President Xi to Visit S. Africa to Attend BRICS Summit
According to Xinhua, President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to S. Africa to attend BRICS Summit. The BRICS summit, scheduled from August 22 to 24, media reported. The leaders of the BRICS nations are set to gather in South Africa next week, with the objective of transforming their coalition of countries representing a significant quarter of the global economy into a formidable geopolitical force capable of countering the prevailing Western hegemony in global affairs. The BRICS summit, scheduled from August 22 to 24, media reported.
As per media reports, Russian President Putin will notably be absent from the summit in South Africa, as tensions have emerged within the bloc about the potential expansion of its membership. Brazil, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) have yet to reach a consensus on whether to admit numerous “Global South” nations that seek to join the group.
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The focal point of the summit will be the discussion of strategies to address the existing world order, which the BRICS nations perceive as skewed in favor of the United States and its affluent allies, who often advocate for international norms while sometimes disregarding them.
