HONG KONG -- Chinese President Xi Jinping's mysterious absence from a business event at the BRICS summit in South Africa has sparked a flurry of speculation, as he had been scheduled to deliver a speech.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives at the BRICS Summit location in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Aug. 23, after skipping a scheduled speech the previous day. © Reuters
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