The period from November 17 to 22 witnessed several events, including the 12th BRICS Summit, the 27th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders' Meeting and the 15th Group of 20 (G20) Leaders' Summit. These important inter-national meetings took place against the backdrop of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) rebound in some countries, in-terwoven with major changes unseen in the past century, with the global economy into a severe recession and a recovery far-off.