China has confirmed that President Xi Jinping will take part in a virtual BRICS summit convened by Brazil to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade policy. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will skip the meeting but will send a senior representative instead.

"President Xi Jinping will attend the BRICS Leaders’ online summit in Beijing on Sept. 8 and deliver an important speech,” according to a statement from China’s Foreign Ministry.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will also take part in the summit, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said last week, according to Russian news agency Tass.