When the BRICS summit in Brazil opens on Sunday (Jul 6), a key figure will be conspicuously missing from the table: Chinese President Xi Jinping. Considering how important China is to the intergovernmental grouping, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman talk to Dr Flavia Zimmermann, Lecturer in Public Policy, School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne. They examine the significance of his no-show and what it means for the group moving forward.

When the BRICS summit in Brazil opens on Sunday (Jul 6), a key figure will be conspicuously missing from the table: Chinese President Xi Jinping. Considering how important China is to the intergovernmental grouping, Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman talk to Dr Flavia Zimmermann, Lecturer in Public Policy, School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne. They examine the significance of his no-show and what it means for the group moving forward.

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BRICS Summit 2025: Significance of Xi Jinping’s absence

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