BEIJING
\nChinese President Xi Jinping urged the BRICS bloc to be a peacemaker in the Middle East conflict, in \u200ban address to a summit of member countries in New Delhi on \u200cSaturday. China will work with other BRICS members in that role, as the war \u201cdoes not serve the common interests of the international community\u201d, state-run CCTV quoted Xi as saying.
\nBRICS, originally comprising \u200bBrazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa and expanded to include Egypt, Ethiopia, \u200bIndonesia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates, was set up in 2009 to challenge a world order dominated by the United States and its Western allies.
\nIts members account for more than 40% of the world\u2019s population and almost a quarter of the global economy.
\nThe Chinese leader called the bloc a \u201cleading group\u201d in the Global South and a model of self-reliance among emerging and developing countries that should promote innovation-driven development.
\nHe said China would assume the BRICS chairmanship next year, and host the 19th BRICS summit, according to CCTV.
\nIn a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra \u200cModi on the sidelines of the summit, Xi said China views ties with India from a \u201cstrategic, long-term perspective,\u201d state-run Xinhua News Agency reported.
\nChina and India can learn from each other\u2019s strengths and achieve shared development, Xinhua quoted Xi as saying.
\nXi\u2019s visit to New Delhi, his first to India in seven years, should further the diplomatic thaw between the giant neighbours, but there are few signs as \u200byet that their business ties will improve, analysts said.
\nChina and India \u200bfought a brief war in 1962, setting the backdrop for a wary relationship since then, which soured after a 2020 border skirmish killed 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers.
\nStill, ties have improved in recent years, especially since Modi visited China last year and as both nations grapple with volatile relationships with the U.S.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
BEIJING Chinese President Xi Jinping urged the BRICS bloc to be a peacemaker in the Middle East conflict, in \u200ban address to a summit of member countries in New Delhi on \u200cSaturday. China will work with other BRICS members in that role, as the war \u201cdoes not serve the common interests of the international community\u201d, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":566956,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-566941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world"],"yoast_head":"\n