Chinese leader Xi Jinping told a visiting Russian delegation that Beijing and Moscow should “lead the correct direction of global governance reform.”
Mr. Xi made the remarks on July 10 while meeting Valentina Matviyenko, the chairperson of the Kremlin’s upper house or Federation Council, according to Russian and Chinese state-run media.
“Both sides need to strengthen communication and collaboration within multilateral mechanisms such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and BRICS countries, lead the correct direction of global governance reform, and safeguard the common interests of emerging market countries and developing countries,” Mr. Xi said. BRICS is an acronym for an economic body consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa….