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title: "Xi Proposes BRICS AI Open Source Zone at First India Trip in 7 Years"
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summary: "Chinese President Xi Jinping urged the expanded \"Greater BRICS\" bloc to deepen cooperation across trade and supply chains during the summit in New Delhi. He proposed the creation of a BRICS AI Open Source Zone and a Special Economic Zone partnership to allow member countries to coordinate policies. Beijing's initiatives target global influence over AI technology and smart manufacturing as China competes with the US for dominance in the field. The summit marked Xi's first trip to India in 7 years, where he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to repair strained diplomatic relations. Indian Ministry of External Affairs Secretary Sudhakar Dalela confirmed that participating nations also discussed global energy supplies and trade instability in West Asia during a briefing following the event."
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# Xi Proposes BRICS AI Open Source Zone at First India Trip in 7 Years

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**Published:** 2026-09-13T10:41:39.000Z
**Category:** Regulation
**Topics:** open\-source, llm, regulation, industry, china, meta, infra

## Summary

Chinese President Xi Jinping urged the expanded "Greater BRICS" bloc to deepen cooperation across trade and supply chains during the summit in New Delhi\. He proposed the creation of a BRICS AI Open Source Zone and a Special Economic Zone partnership to allow member countries to coordinate policies\. Beijing's initiatives target global influence over AI technology and smart manufacturing as China competes with the US for dominance in the field\. The summit marked Xi's first trip to India in 7 years, where he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to repair strained diplomatic relations\. Indian Ministry of External Affairs Secretary Sudhakar Dalela confirmed that participating nations also discussed global energy supplies and trade instability in West Asia during a briefing following the event\.

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- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/geopolitics/update-xi-proposes-brics-ai-open-source-zone-at-first-india-trip-in-7-ye-4ca48b4e>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/Reuters/status/2099058042532684098>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/FaytuksNetwork/status/2099070994795139206>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/business/status/2099069358995640697>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/FirstSquawk/status/2099033849644945838>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/Polymarket/status/2099023521892688194>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/AJEnglish/status/2098986282303287440>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/apples_jimmy/status/2099272554368421983>)