Chinese Premier Hu Jintao showed China 's willingness to be a positive partner in global development when he showed China 's meteoric rise in saying : " The scale and complexity of the challenges that we face in the course of development are unmatched anywhere else in the world and have been rarely seen in human history . We must make persistent efforts for a long time to come . The Chinese people suffered so much in modern history , and we therefore value peace , stability , harmony and freedom more than anything else . A prosperous and growing China dedicated to peace and cooperation is willing and able to make new and even greater contribution to mankind 's pursuit of peace and development . " India took the initiative to call for improving the importance of the BRIC and IBSA groups . Indian PM Singh also called for closer cooperation in the fields of energy and food security , as well as tapping into the potential of other sectors such as trade and investment , science and technology and infrastructure . He added that pooling together the experiences of each can lead to more inclusive growth . " We are four large countries with abundant resources , large populations and diverse societies ... We aspire for rapid growth for ourselves and for an external environment that is conducive to our development goals . Our people expect us to work together so as to bring the benefits of inclusive social and economic development to them . Our grouping includes two of the largest energy producers and two of the largest consumers in the world . We can cooperate in both upstream and downstream areas , and in the development of new fuels and clean energy technologies . " The Chinese president , Hu Jintao , brought forward his departure to April 15 ( before the actual talks ) instead of April 17 due to the earthquake in Qinghai . Despite this he did continue with the working meeting and signed a bilateral agreement between the four countries
earthquake in Qinghai
2010 Yushu earthquake
2nd BRIC summit