Yang Jiechi (front), a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, speaks at the 8th meeting of BRICS High Representatives for Security Issues, in Durban, South Africa, June 29, 2018. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

Yang Jiechi (2nd R), a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, South African State Security Minister Dipuo Letsatsi-Duba (3rd R), Brazilian Institutional Security Minister Sergio Etchegoyen (2nd L), Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev (1st L) and Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval pose for photos at the 8th meeting of BRICS High Representatives for Security Issues in Durban, South Africa, June 29, 2018. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)