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A new development bank and a massive currency reserves fund are on the table as Russia plays summit host to fellow BRICS members in far-flung Ufa. As David Pollard reports, China's stock market woes have done little to dampen Vladimir Putin's enthusiasm for courting his Chinese opposite number, Xi Jinping.
Xi Jinping inspects the guard of honour at Mahlamba Ndlopfu, the Presidential Palace in Pretoria. The Chinese president is in South Africa attending the BRICS summit, an association of emerging economy countries which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and this year's host, South Africa. IMAGES
The leaders of Russia, China and India gather with counterparts from elsewhere in Asia for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The SCO -- made up of China, India, Pakistan, Russia and the ex-Soviet Central Asian nations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan -- was set up in 2001 as a political, economic and security organisation to rival Western institutions. IMAGES
Images show Chinese president Xi Jinping meeting Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on the second, main day of his visit to Russia. During their meeting, Xi described Beijing and Moscow as "great neighbouring powers" and "strategic partners," saying China would "prioritise" ties with Russia. IMAGES
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping begin "informal" talks as the Chinese leader begins a three-day visit to Moscow. The summit between the Russian president and the Chinese leader comes as China seeks to portray itself as a neutral party in the Ukraine conflict. IMAGES
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and his Mongolian counterpart Ukhnaa Khurelsukh during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. IMAGES
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