Zhang Dejiang (R), chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC), meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Oct. 29, 2015.[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.