The recently concluded BRICS Leaders’ Summit in Rio took place against the backdrop of great geopolitical flux. After years ...

STRATEGIC SHIFT OR SILENT WARNING? CHINESE SYMBOLISM ON CONFIDENCE IN FULL PLAY M A Hossain In the realm of global politics, symbolism matters almost as much as substance. President Xi Jinping of ...

In a move that’s sent shockwaves through global politics, Chinese President Xi Jinping skipped the 17th BRICS Summit, his ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s sudden and unexplained absence from the public eye between 21 May and 5 June has raised many ...

Brics can only provide credible leadership in a changing global order when it addresses its many inner contradictions.

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Whether it's illness, pressing preoccupation or sidelining by his own system, one thing is clear: China may be entering a ...

Leaders of the BRICS group of emerging economies meeting for their annual summit had hoped to downplay any differences with ...

The BRICS, a loose grouping of ten “emerging market” economies led by Brazil, Russia, India and China, held their 17th annual ...

President Xi Jinping's absence from the BRICS summit sparks speculation of internal turmoil in China, despite official claims ...

Gatestone Institute senior fellow Gordon Chang weighs in on Chinese President Xi Jinping's absence from the BRICS summit and ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping would not be in attendance at the high-stakes BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro. The news of Xi's absence from the bloc's upcoming meeting comes amid reports that the member ...