Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday is attending the 12th BRICS summit via video link in Beijing at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
BRICS is the acronym for an emerging-market bloc that groups Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
The meeting was hosted by Russia, which holds the rotating BRICS presidency this year.
This year's meeting was originally scheduled to take place in Saint Petersburg from July 21 to 23 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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