Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday delivered a speech at Session II of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi and proposed five initiatives on "greater BRICS" cooperation in the areas of AI, trade and investment facilitation, digital industry, smart manufacturing, and talent development.

In his speech, Xi said "greater BRICS" should leverage its ties with emerging markets and its connection to the Global South, uphold openness and cooperation for mutual benefit and win-win outcomes, keep industrial and supply chains stable and unimpeded, and foster integrated markets.

Here are some of his key quotes from the speech.