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

For Xi Jinping, the main challenge lies within China itself. His absence from BRICS may reflect a deeper issue—his weakening ...

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

Xi Jinping’s surprise no-show at BRICS Summit fuels speculation about China's global standing The first-ever absence by Xi from the key emerging economies gathering raises questions about China ...

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

In the absence of Putin and Xi, the summit was dominated by Brazil’s Lula and India’s Modi, the leaders of the two largest BRICS democracies – and the least interested in turning the grouping into an ...

China News: Chinese President Xi Jinping's absence from the Brics Summit raises questions about his influence amidst political changes in China. This year's summit in Brazil will also feature key ...

In a move that’s sent shockwaves through global politics, Chinese President Xi Jinping skipped the 17th BRICS Summit, his first absence since taking power in 2012. While Beijing claims it was due to ...

BRICS leaders will meet in Rio de Janeiro from Sunday, with the bloc depleted by the absence of China’s Xi Jinping, who is ...

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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 ...

Brazil hosts BRICS summit; Russia’s Putin, China’s Xi skip Rio trip Leaders expected to decry US President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs while presenting the bloc as a defender of ...