The five countries of BRICS have upheld multilateralism, participated in global governance, and have become an important power in the world that cannot be overlooked, Chinese President Xi Jinping said at the 13th BRICS Summit on Thursday.

China has provided over 1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to more than 100 countries and organizations, and will donate another 100m doses to developing countries by year-end on top of the $100m already donated to COVAX, President Xi Jinping said at the 13th BRICS Summit.