The Economic Times

Xi Jingping suffered stroke, fainted during BRICS 2026 summit? China Democratic Party claims military helicopter transported him directly to Beijing's Army Hospital

Claims about Xi Jinping's health emerged after his absence from a BRICS gala dinner in New Delhi, with Chinese dissident Wanjun Xie alleging that the Chinese president fainted and later suffered a severe ischaemic stroke. Xi attended the summit and met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while no official confirmation has emerged from Beijing or New Delhi supporting the hospitalisation or stroke claims.