23 Jun 2022
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On Wednesday, Xi Jinping delivered a virtual keynote speech at the BRICS Business Forum.
ICYDK: This grouping of major developing economies formed in 2006. The titular BRICS are Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (geddit?).
China holds the bloc's rotating presidency this year.
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