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.
Key sources
- SOURCE@reuters“Xi pushes 'Greater BRICS' economic ties to give bloc larger global role”x.com
- SUPPORT@faytuksnetwork“Xi proposed a BRICS AI Open Source Zone and Special Economic Zone partnership, under which countries can "coordinate policies."”x.com
- SUPPORT@business“Xi Jinping has sought to turn the annual BRICS summit into another platform for championing Beijing’s vision for AI”x.com
- SUPPORT@firstsquawk“Chinese leader pledges to help Brics nations with AI and smart manufacturing”x.com
- SUPPORT@polymarket“Xi Jinping meets with Narendra Modi during his first trip to India in 7 years”x.com
- SUPPORT@ajenglish“Sudhakar Dalela, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs Secretary confirmed BRICS countries have discussed global energy supplies and trade”x.com
- SOURCE@apples_jimmy“Xi’s speech at Brics yesterday... Open Source being a key pillar”x.com
- SUPPORT@techmeme“China will pioneer the establishment of a BRICS AI open-source community”x.com