Xi attends second day of BRICS summit in New Delhi

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday called on BRICS countries to strengthen unity among the Global South and play an active, stabilizing and positive role in global affairs, while putting forward five initiatives on greater BRICS cooperation.

Xi made the remarks when attending the second day of the 18th BRICS Summit. The following are some of the highlights of his remarks.

- Xi proposes initiative on open and inclusive AI

- Xi proposes initiative on trade and investment facilitation

- Xi proposes initiative on digital industry cooperation

- Xi proposes initiative on smart manufacturing cooperation

- Xi proposes initiative on science and technology talent development

- Xi says "greater BRICS" must lay a solid foundation for practical cooperation

- Xi says "greater BRICS" should keep industrial and supply chains stable and unimpeded

- Xi says "greater BRICS" should foster integrated markets

- Xi says "greater BRICS" should upgrade traditional industries, develop emerging industries, and make forward-looking plans for future industries

- Xi calls China's 15th Five-Year Plan a list of cooperation opportunities for the world

- Xi says Global South has become key force driving the world toward multipolarity

- Xi says Global South countries should uphold multilateralism

- Xi says Global South countries should uphold authority and role of UN

- Xi says Global South should support reform and efficiency improvement of multilateral institutions

- Xi calls for WTO reform in right direction

- Xi calls for improving international financial architecture, enhancing representation and say of developing countries

- Xi calls on Global South to accelerate formation of a global AI governance framework with broad consensus

- Xi says China to take the lead in establishing an AI open-source zone for BRICS

- Xi proposes building special economic zones partnership of BRICS countries

- Xi says China to host BRICS services trade forum in 2027

- Xi says China to promote digital industry cloud platform for BRICS countries

- Xi proposes establishing a BRICS alliance for engineer training

- Xi says Global South countries should work together to uphold international rule of law

- Xi says "might makes right" logic should have been discarded long ago

- Xi says international rules should be jointly written by all

- Xi says China will further advance voluntary, unilateral opening-up

- Xi urges support for operation, development of New Development Bank, stronger Global South cooperation

Full text of Chinese President Xi Jinping's speech at Session II of the 18th BRICS Summit