China’s President Xi Jinping will attend a virtual BRICS summit hosted by Brazil on September 8
- Xi is expected to deliver a key speech on U.S. trade policies
- Russian President Vladimir Putin will also participate
- India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will send a senior representative in his place
- Brazilian President Lula convened the meeting to coordinate emerging market responses to U.S. tariffs and promote multilateralism.
The online summit will begin at 8 am US Eastern time.
Speeches are closed to the media and no joint statement is planned.
