Chinese President Delivers Speech at Conference of 18th BRICS Summit

Source: Wallstreet Online | Original Published At: 2026-09-13 03:45:03 UTC

Key Points

• Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a speech at the first phase of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi.
• He summarized BRICS development over the past 20 years and said the world is undergoing changes unseen in a century while the Global South is gaining strength.
• Xi said unilateralism and power politics are undermining multilateralism and the international order, and that deficits in peace, development, security and governance are growing.
• He called on BRICS countries to act as pioneers, steer the international order toward greater fairness and reason, and advance a community with a shared future.
• He urged BRICS to lead in innovative development, strengthen cooperation in artificial intelligence, promote open source and collaboration, and welcomed participation in the World Organization for AI Cooperation.
• He said BRICS should lead in safeguarding peace and stability, promote common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security, and reject Cold War mentality and bloc confrontation.
• He also called for cultural exchange, harmonious coexistence, reform of global governance, upholding UN authority, and support for the WTO-centered multilateral trading system against protectionism.