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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met Saturday during the BRICS summit in New Delhi.
According to Chinese Foreign Minister, the leaders of the two countries agreed to jointly maintain peace and tranquility in border areas, while the two countries will support each other as rotating chair of the BRICS.
Xi Jinping proposed a BRICS open-source AI community as China expands technology cooperation and competes with the U.S. for influence over global AI.
China will take the lead to help foster artificial-intelligence collaboration and development among developing-economy countries, President Xi Jinping said.
Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled on Sunday initiatives in areas ranging from AI to trade to deepen cooperation among the "Greater BRICS" emerging economies, as Beijing seeks to weld the grouping into a practical platform for Global South development.
Fact-Check: An old video of the Chinese President Xi Jinping gifting PM Modi a porcelain plate is being shared to falsely claim that the latter gave the former a gift with his own photo on it.
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in New Delhi on Saturday afternoon and attended the BRICS Summit and also held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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China’s Xi heads to India for BRICS summit overshadowed by wars
Wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, along with global energy security, are expected to dominate the summit.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has sought to turn the annual BRICS summit into another platform for championing Beijing’s vision for artificial intelligence, as it vies for global influence over the technology with the US.
As part of the BRICS Summit 2026, PM Modi will hold bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. He will meet Abiy Ahmed Ali, PM of Ethiopia, and will also meet Anwar Ibrahim, PM of Malaysia.