Zhang Dongxu, left, company commander, and Sun Wenlu, political instructor of the Beijing Military Area Command, cooperate in training in Shijiazhuang, North China's Hebei province, Aug 16, 2013. [Photo/Xinhua]
An unusually heavy downpour hit Durban for two days before the BRICS summit's debut on African soil, but interest for a better platform for emerging markets were still sparked at the summit.