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China's Xi Jinping skips BRICS Summit for first time; Vladimir Putin attends online — Here's why
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin missed the 17th BRICS Summit in Brazil. Xi sent PM Li Qiang to attend the talks in Rio de ...
Xi Jinping’s surprise no-show at BRICS Summit fuels speculation about China's global standing
Xi Jinping skips BRICS Summit for the first time amid speculation of political turbulence in China and divisions between ...
Brics summit: China's Xi to skip summit for first time in 12 years; Gordon Chang hints at Jinping's losing influence
Chinese President Xi Jinping's absence from the Brics Summit raises questions about his influence amidst political changes in ...
Chinese President Xi Jinping skips BRICS summit for first time. Here’s why it matters
China is preparing for a major political meeting expected later this year, and Xi Jinping may be prioritising domestic ...
BRICS Summit opens without Xi Jinping and Putin: Why are Chinese and Russian skipping Brazil meet?
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 Li ...
Brazil hosts BRICS summit, eager to avoid provoking Trump’s ire
Brazil plays host to a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies Sunday and Monday during which pressing topics like ...
China Poised to Scale Back EU Summit in Latest Sign of Strain
The Chinese government intends to cancel part of a two-day summit with European Union leaders planned for later this month in ...
‘Brics bank’ blasts the West ahead of leaders’ summit, while China mute on tariffs
At Brics bank meeting, Brazil’s Lula and Rousseff slam US-led financial order, but Chinese and Indian officials stress ...
China poised to scale back summit with EU in latest sign of strain
The originally scheduled two-day meeting in July will now just be one day in Beijing. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...