By MLex Staff ( September 14, 2026, 06:27 GMT | Insight) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has proposed five initiatives to deepen technology and industrial cooperation within BRICS, including a China-led AI open-source hub, a cloud platform for digital industries and a joint engineering-talent alliance. The proposals, unveiled during the 18th BRICS leaders’ meeting over the weekend, also cover smart-manufacturing standards and rules and trade and investment facilitation as Beijing seeks to expand technology cooperation with emerging economies and the Global South.Chinese President Xi Jinping has outlined five initiatives to deepen BRICS technology and industrial cooperation, including a China-led open-source artificial-intelligence hub, as Beijing positions the expanded group as a vehicle for helping emerging economies build digital and manufacturing capabilities....
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