BRICS: Xi offers support to accelerate technological and industrial development

Source: Notícias ao Minuto | Original Published At: 2026-09-13 10:50:14 UTC

Key Points

• Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed five cooperation initiatives at the BRICS leaders summit in New Delhi to accelerate technological and industrial development, with emphasis on artificial intelligence.
• The proposals include open language models for an "open and inclusive" BRICS AI zone, smart factories, a cloud platform for digital industry, and training young talent in innovation and advanced technology.
• Xi said China's 15th Five-Year Plan is a cooperation opportunity list for the world and pledged high-quality development, openness, Belt and Road cooperation, and shared prosperity.
• Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned that the use of technology and critical minerals as geopolitical weapons could fracture BRICS cohesion amid global technological competition.
• Xi called on BRICS and the Global South to strengthen multilateralism, uphold the United Nations' authority, and reform multilateral institutions, including the WTO, to make them more efficient.
• He urged major BRICS economies to keep supply chains stable and unobstructed and promote market integration, arguing that global rules should be set by consensus and applied equally.
• China will assume the BRICS presidency in 2027 after India's presidency this year; the bloc includes 11 member countries.