How much influence does BRICS wield on the world stage? | Inside Story
The world's top five emerging economies – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – are holding their annual summit virtually. The meeting is taking place against a complex geopolitical backdrop. From the war in Ukraine and trade disputes between China and the U-S, to a global economy trying to recover from the fallout of Covid-19. Chinese President Xi Jinping – who's hosting this year's summit – has criticised the West's handling of the Ukraine crisis and called for co-ordination to prevent disruptions to the global economic recovery. But role can BRICS play? Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra Guests: Einar Tangen, Senior Fellow at the Taihe Institute Sanusha Naidu, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Global Dialogue, a South African think tank focusing on China and Africa Nancy Snow, Visiting Distinguished Professor at Tsinghua University's Schwarzman Scholars programme Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News
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