The leaders of South Africa and China said they have found common ground on expanding the Brics emerging market bloc, as a summit of the grouping that includes Brazil, Russia, and India was launched in Johannesburg.
South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa said that “South Africa and China have similar views on the expansion of Brics membership” as he hosted Xi Jinping for a state visit on Tuesday ahead of talks where Beijing is pushing to add weight to the Brics as a rival to the G7.
“We should strengthen strategic co-operation . . . and promote representation of countries in the Global South,” Xi said on only his second trip abroad so far this year.
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