Xi pushes 'Greater BRICS' economic ties to give bloc larger global role
Xi proposed five initiatives on artificial intelligence, trade and manufacturing as China seeks to make BRICS a practical platform for Global South development.
- On Sunday, Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled a five-point initiative at the New Delhi BRICS summit to deepen cooperation among "Greater BRICS" nations, centering on AI, trade, and manufacturing integration.
- Beijing seeks to transform the 11-nation bloc into a practical platform for Global South development, aiming to challenge the U.S.-dominated world order by reducing reliance on Western-led systems.
- Xi proposed a BRICS-AI open-source community to support large language models, alongside a "BRICS digital ecosystem cloud platform" to foster technological exchange and industrial alignment.
- China will host a BRICS Service Trade Forum next year and establish a "BRICS special economic zone partnership," enabling countries to coordinate policies and build an intelligent portal.
- Leaders aim to write a "new chapter of strength through unity for the Global South," with members urging the bloc to become an active, stabilizing force in international affairs.
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The Independent (US)Xi unveils AI and trade initiatives as China moves to strengthen ‘Greater Brics’
Chinese president calls for closer economic ties among members and partners of expanded bloc as Beijing seeks to stabilise its own strained relationship with Delhi
On Sunday, Chinese President Shi Jin Ping launched five initiatives to strengthen the cooperation of the BRICS Group in the areas of artificial intelligence, trade and investment facilitation, digital industry, smart manufacturing and talent development.
Xi made the proposal during his speech at the second and final session of the BRICS leaders' summit this weekend in New Delhi, where the Chinese president presented five cooperation initiatives that boost the growth of the so-called Global South in the fields of AI, trade and investment, digital industry, intelligent manufacturing and talent development, according to the official Xinhua agency.
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