Editorial

14:55 JST, July 9, 2025

Will BRICS nations strengthen their opposition to the United States and Europe, or will they seek to coexist? The differences in directions among the emerging and developing economies can be said to have become clearer with U.S. President Donald Trump’s return to power.

The BRICS bloc of major emerging economies, including Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, held a summit in Brazil. This was the first such meeting since the grouping expanded to 10 nations, but the leaders of China and Russia, which have led previous summits, were both absent.

This is the first time that Chinese President Xi Jinping did not attend, and the reason for his absence is unclear. Russian President Vladimir Putin participated online because of an arrest warrant issued by the........

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