China’s President Xi Jinping will attend a virtual BRICS summit hosted by Brazil on September 8
Xi is expected to deliver a key speech on U.S. trade policiesRussian President Vladimir Putin will also participateIndia’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will send a senior representative in his placeBrazilian President Lula convened the meeting to coordinate emerging market responses to U.S. tariffs and promote multilateralism.
The online summit will begin at 8 am US Eastern time.
Speeches are closed to the media and no joint statement is planned.
This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.