{"id":130280,"date":"2024-11-05T18:10:39","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T18:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/kenya-china-hold-bilateral-talks-in-nairobi-as-kenya-requests-chinas-support-to-join-brics"},"modified":"2024-11-05T19:06:22","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T19:06:22","slug":"kenya-china-hold-bilateral-talks-in-nairobi-as-kenya-requests-chinas-support-to-join-brics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/kenya-china-hold-bilateral-talks-in-nairobi-as-kenya-requests-chinas-support-to-join-brics","title":{"rendered":"Kenya, China hold bilateral talks in Nairobi, as Kenya requests China&#8217;s support to join BRICS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Top Chinese official, Li Xi, arrived in the Kenyan capital for bilateral talks on Monday. He was welcomed by officials, including William Ruto, at Nairobi State House.<\/p>\n<p>During talks, William Ruto pledged to strengthen ties between the two nations. &#8220;Kenya, I want to assure you, is committed to promoting this partnership across Africa and also upholding the &#8216;One China&#8217; policy,&#8221; Ruto said.<\/p>\n<p>With their strategic partnership, the two nations are collaborating on development projects in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Ruto has also asked for China\u2019s backing for Kenya\u2019s aim to join the BRICS group of emerging national economies. Currently, BRICS members make up about around 28% of the global economy.<\/p>\n<p>The group was founded in 2006; at that time, its members were Brazil, Russia, India and China. South Africa became a member in 2010, before several other countries, including Egypt and Ethiopia, joined at the start of this year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Kenya Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. Top Chinese official, Li Xi, arrived in the Kenyan capital for bilateral talks on Monday. He was welcomed by officials, including William Ruto, at Nairobi State House. 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