US EditionXi Jinping's Unexpected BRICS Summit Absence Stirs Speculation
- For the first time since joining BRICS, Chinese President Xi Jinping will not participate in the 17th BRICS Summit taking place on July 6-7 in Rio de Janeiro.
- Beijing explained Xi's absence by citing a scheduling conflict and noting his two recent meetings with Brazilian President Lula da Silva within the past year.
- Premier Li Qiang, who represented Xi at the 2023 G20 summit, is expected to lead China's delegation, while Brazil expressed disappointment amid speculation over hosting India's prime minister.
- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun emphasized that BRICS countries remain committed to advancing global peace and stability through strengthened cooperation, despite ongoing international uncertainties and challenges.
- Lula's goodwill visit to Beijing in May anticipated Xi's reciprocal attendance at the summit, but Xi's no-show suggests complex dynamics within BRICS and some unease over Brazil's policies.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping To Skip BRICS Summit In Brazil: Report
Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to skip the BRICS Summit in Brazil next month, which, if confirmed, will be his first-ever absence from the meeting of the grouping of emerging economies since taking office 12 years ago, according to media reports.
Chinese President Xi Jinping may stay away from the BRICS summit to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil next month. If this happens, it will be his first absence from the summit since he assumed the presidency 12 years ago.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend the upcoming Brics summit in Rio de Janeiro, marking his first absence from the annual gathering since 2013.
Xi Jinping's Unexpected BRICS Summit Absence Stirs Speculation
Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to miss the upcoming BRICS Summit in Brazil. This marks his first absence since assuming office, with Chinese Premier Li Qiang attending instead. Tensions over Brazil's non-endorsement of China's Belt and Road Initiative and previous interactions with Brazil's President could explain Xi's decision.
President Xi Skips Key Summit, Adding Fuel to Ebbing Power Theories
First-ever BRICS absence deepens questions over internal CCP dissent Chinese President Xi Jinping will skip the upcoming BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, the first time he has ever missed the gathering of major emerging powers—a development that will add to speculation that Xi’s power among elite Chinese Communist circles is being challenged by a faction publicly humiliated by Xi in 2022. Beijing cited a “scheduling conflict,” according to multip…
In a first, China's Xi may skip next month's Brics summit in Brazil: Report
Chinese President Xi Jinping is unlikely to attend the Brics summit in Brazil next month, sources told Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post. If confirmed, this would be Xi's first-ever absence from the meeting since taking office in 2013.
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