He and Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a number of agreements and then traveled to Durban, South Africa, for the fifth “BRICS” summit, where they joined with the leaders of India, Brazil, and South Africa to announce the creation of a new development bank that could challenge the dominance of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. The five leaders’ speeches referred to a shifting world order, and Xi said “the potential of BRICS development is infinite.”
美国剑桥—上个月，中国新国家主席习近平选择莫斯科为出国访问第一站。他和俄罗斯总统普京商定了一系列协议，接着来到南非德班出席第五届“金砖国家”峰会，与印度、巴西和南非领导人宣布将成立能够对世界银行和IMF主导地位形成挑战的新开发银行。五国领导人在讲话中提到了世界秩序的变迁，习近平表示“金砖国家发展潜力无穷。”