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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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
China, EU close to EV tariff deal, state media says, dismisses ‘trade diversion’ fears
Final step’ in resolving EV tariff dispute hinges on EU political will, CCTV says, as Xinhua calls diversion fears ‘grossly ...
Quad Summit: Jaishankar says South China Sea an 'issue of great concern'; joint statement opposes forceful actions
During the Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Washington, S Jaishankar, external affairs minister, highlighted that the South ...