Chinese President Xi Calls for Rules-Based Global Order at BRICS Summit
· World · The Hindu, Economic Times
Chinese President Xi Jinping stated that a world without rules resembles a crossroads without traffic lights, warning that chaos and disorder are otherwise guaranteed. Speaking at the concluding session of the BRICS Summit on September 13, 2026, he proposed a five-point initiative to boost trade, manufacturing, investment, and technology cooperation among emerging markets. Mr. Xi asserted that the logic of might makes right should be discarded and called on Global South nations to defend the rule of law in international affairs. He also urged countries to shun double standards and demanded reforms in the international financial architecture to increase the representation of developing nations. The exact details of the five-point initiative were not fully elaborated in the concluding address.
Why it matters
The proposals directly target global trade governance and international financial institutions, affecting economic cooperation and diplomatic alignments between emerging economies and Western powers.
Read the original report — The Hindu
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