India and China are mending fences after Galwan, with suspended services inching back to normalcy. Amid this backdrop, Ambassador Xu Feihong posted on X about high-level talks reinforcing bilateral and multilateral ties.
China’s Vice Foreign Minister and BRICS Sherpa Ma Zhaoxu joined the inaugural BRICS Sherpa meet in New Delhi on February 9. Per the ambassador, Ma detailed Xi Jinping’s blueprint for premium BRICS advancement, featuring five cooperative frameworks: fostering peace, driving innovation, pursuing green initiatives, ensuring justice, and building people-centric bonds. This roadmap promises to shape BRICS’ long-term direction.
China, helming BRICS presidency this year, pledges to work hand-in-glove with India and peers to stay true to cooperation’s essence, amplify practical outcomes, optimize processes, fortify multilateralism, defend international justice, and unlock greater BRICS potential.
The meeting facilitated idea-sharing on priorities and key annual happenings, initiating summit prep for the 18th BRICS gathering—a cornerstone event on the horizon.
Concurrently, a CCPIT delegation spearheaded the first 2026 APEC BAC meeting in Jakarta over February 7-9, heralding APEC ‘China Year’ commercially. Airlangga Hartarto, Indonesia’s economic coordinator, lauded business roles in regional integration and toasted to the year’s triumphs. He urged broad involvement in Shenzhen’s 2026 APEC Summit to galvanize shared economic vitality in Asia-Pacific.