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The meetings between the two sides are also likely to result in an agreement to lower duties on Chinese inputs for manufacturers.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sep 12 welcomed Brics nations to join a new group of nearly 30 countries set up by Beijing and called the World AI Cooperation Organization.

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China’s President Xi Jinping (left) and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a summit of the Brics group of emerging nations in New Delhi on Sep 12.

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Modi, Xi push business links and border peace on Brics sidelines as India-China ties revive

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Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are also represented at the two-day Brics summit.

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China’s foreign ministry has confirmed that President Xi Jinping will be in Delhi for the annual Brics summit on Sep 12 and 13.

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Xi’s India visit to help diplomatic thaw, but business ties are still bound by suspicion

Firms on both sides still face hurdles, underscoring the gap between diplomatic progress and economic links

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The visit will be the latest mile-marker in the roller coaster relationship between the two countries.

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Trump plans state dinner for Xi during China leader’s US trip

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US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are due to meet on Sep 24 during a summit in Washington.

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US, China gear up for mid-September AI safety talks

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Xi’s move underscores what Beijing calls Xiplomacy – a diplomatic approach emphasising face-to-face meetings and strong engagement with the Global South.

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‘Xiplomacy’: China’s Xi begins busiest travel month since 2019 in diplomatic push before Trump talks

Tour includes meeting Russia and Iran leaders and aims to show Beijing offers better global leadership than US

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China retains economic leverage over the US, constraining Trump from following through on more meaningful sanctions.

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Xi signals defiance as US threatens further sanctions over China’s Iran ties

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Officials hope to publish results of the excess capacity inquiry before US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping (left) meet in Washington on Sep 24.

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US eyes China overcapacity tariffs of 7.5% before Xi-Trump talks

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