Why Xi Jinping is skipping BRICS for the first time, and what’s at stake
Chinese Premier Li Qiang will travel to Brazil instead to attend the annual meeting. Despite the optics, analysts say President Xi's no-show doesn’t indicate a retreat from the intergovernmental grouping.
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BEIJING/SHENZHEN: When the BRICS summit in Brazil opens this Sunday (Jul 6), a key figure will be conspicuously missing from the table: Chinese President Xi Jinping.
It is an unprecedented no-show that will be sorely felt, while at the same time raising questions about China’s diplomatic priorities and possibly blunting Beijing’s ability to advance its agenda at the summit, say analysts.
Source: CNA
