298K views · 2K reactions | Belarus has been gripped by mass protests over the disputed re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko. But who is opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya and why have people chosen now to protest against a president who's been in power for 26 years? https://bbc.in/3j8hUxv | BBC News | Facebook

President of #Belarus: It's hard to imagine #BRICS without China #Belarusian President Aleksandr #Lukashenko praised China's contribution to BRICS in an exclusive interview with #CGTN. He called China, "the first country" and one of the main pillars of BRICS. "Without China, it is difficult to talk about intensive development in the BRICS organization itself," he further explained. | CGTN Frontline