Brazil 🇧🇷/China 🇨🇳: Xi Jinping’s decision not to attend the BRICS summit may be directly linked to a diplomatic gesture by Lula, according to Lourival Sant’Anna, an international affairs expert at CNN Brazil.

“Lula invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to an official state dinner,” which reportedly caused discomfort for Xi Jinping, who viewed the move as “preferential treatment” toward the Indian PM.