Chinese leader Xi Jinping, pictured on June 22 set the tone for a virtual summit with leaders from major emerging economies in a pointed speech, in which he decried sanctions as "weaponizing" the global economy and urged unity in the face of financial challenges.
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping, pictured on June 22 set the tone for a virtual summit with leaders from major emerging economies in a pointed speech, in which he decried sanctions as "weaponizing" the global economy and urged unity in the face of financial challenges.
Mandatory Credit: Ju Peng/AP

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Western sanctions are 'weaponizing' world economy, China's Xi Jinping says ahead of BRICS summit

Chinese leader Xi Jinping set the tone for a virtual summit with leaders from major emerging economies in a pointed speech Wednesday evening, in which he decried sanctions as "weaponizing" the global economy and urged unity in the face of financial challenges.