General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Xi Jinping (right) meets with visiting Honorary Chairman of the Kuomintang Lien Chan at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Feb 25, 2013.[Photo/Xinhua]
An unusually heavy downpour hit Durban for two days before the BRICS summit's debut on African soil, but interest for a better platform for emerging markets were still sparked at the summit.