The construction site of the Beloporozhskaya hydropower plant, the first project in Russia financed by the BRICS New Development Bank, is seen near the Kem river, in the Republic of Karelia, northwest Russia, Aug. 15, 2017. The 9th BRICS Summit will be held in Xiamen in southeast China's Fujian Province on Sept. 3-5. (Xinhua/Lu Jinbo)