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Xi Proposes BRICS AI Open-Source Cloud Platform

By Drooid · Sep 15, 2026, 4:08 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed a BRICS AI open-source community and cloud platform at the summit.
He outlined five BRICS initiatives on AI, trade, digital economy, smart manufacturing and technology talent.
He urged BRICS members to act as peacemakers in the Middle East, saying the war harms international interests.
He announced China will host the BRICS Service Trade Forum in 2027 and lead the AI Open Source Zone.

History

Historical Context

After the first BRIC summit in Yekaterinburg on 16 June 2009, leaders of Brazil, Russia, India and China launched a $1 billion New Development Bank and later added South Africa in December 2010, forming BRICS. Building on that financial-cooperation legacy, Xi Jinping’s 2024 proposal for a BRICS open-source AI community seeks to extend digital collaboration and reinforce the bank’s development agenda.

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Story summary

Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed a BRICS AI open-source community and cloud platform at the summit.
He outlined five BRICS initiatives on AI, trade, digital economy, smart manufacturing and technology talent.
He urged BRICS members to act as peacemakers in the Middle East, saying the war harms international interests.
He announced China will host the BRICS Service Trade Forum in 2027 and lead the AI Open Source Zone.

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