Xi: Emerging nations deserve role

As their share of global growth rises, they should unite to effect change, he says

President Xi Jinping called for efforts to enhance the representation and voice of emerging market and developing countries in global economic governance as their contributions to global growth has increased. Xi spoke while presiding over the Dialogue of Emerging Market and Developing Countries on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in coastal Xiamen, Fujian province.

The dialogue was attended by leaders from BRICS - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - and five other developing countries, which are Egypt, Guinea, Mexico, Tajikistan and Thailand.