Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and China's President Xi Jinping have arrived in Johannesburg for the BRICS summit in South Africa. This is Xi's second international trip of the year, following his visit to Russia in March. The summit, themed "BRICS and Africa," will discuss the possible expansion of BRICS membership, with several African countries expressing interest in joining. The BRICS group, consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, represents 23% of the world's GDP and 42% of the world's population. A total of 69 countries, including all African states, have been invited to the summit.

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