China will continue to be a growth engine for Brazil, although it is increasingly viewed as a competitor in the largest South American economy.
Standing head and shoulders above its fellow BRICS members in terms of economic power, is China trying to take the leading role among the five?
Foreign and Chinese experts said Russia is expected to play a leading role in strengthening BRICS, speeding up the development of a more equitable international order.
Top emerging economies meet to discuss forging bigger world role, Wu Jiao reports from Beijing.
The presidents of China and Brazil on Tuesday signed a joint communique after talks in Beijing, which said the two countries will continue to promote cooperation in trade and investment.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived Tuesday evening in Sanya City of south China's Hainan Province to attend the BRICS Leaders Meeting scheduled on Thursday.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday said that China's economy growth is expected to remain robust at 9.6 percent this year after growing by 10.3 percent in 2010.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday left for China to attend a summit meeting of BRICS countries in Sanya of the southern Chinese province of Hainan, said official sources.
Brazil is making efforts to diversify its exports to China to increase bilateral trade, aiming at becoming the country's largest global trading partner, a senior Brazilian official said on Monday.
South Africa will raise issues concerning the African continent through new platforms such as the BRICS, said a senior diplomat from the country.
The BRICS countries will continue to see robust economic growth in 2011, said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday.
Rising steel and oil prices in Russia, more honest disclosure in Brazil and booming economies in China and India have fueled a spike in billionaires in the so-called BRIC countries.