China Maneuvers for Leadership of Anti-Western ‘Global South’ at BRICS Summit
The 2023 BRICS summit is scheduled for Tuesday through Thursday this week, bringing together the five member nations of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa to lay the groundwork for a world of post-American “inclusive multilateralism.”
Judging by the coverage in Chinese state media, that world looks like a China-dominated rejection of Western security and humanitarian concerns.
Chinese dictator Xi Jinping wrote an op-ed for South African media on Monday as he departed for Johannesburg to attend the summit. Xi’s letter reminded South Africa of China’s support — including, most recently, supplies to fight the global pandemic China unleashed — and praised South Africa for being the first nation on the continent to join China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
“Many Chinese companies are expanding their operation and at the same time taking more social responsibilities in South Africa. Automobiles and home appliances with Chinese brands yet made in South Africa are very popular among local consumers, and are now owned by numerous South African households,” Xi wrote.
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Source: https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2023/08/21/china-maneuvers-leadership-anti-western-global-south-brics-summit/