On the evening of June  23, Chinese President Xi Jinping chaired the 14th BRICS Summit in  Beijing via video link. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa,  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, Russian President Vladimir Putin and  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the Summit.

Elegant  blooms adorned the East Hall of the Great Hall of the People. The  national flags of the five BRICS countries were arranged neatly and  echoed the colors of the BRICS logo.