China expects to strengthen mutual strategic trust and coordinate its standpoint over the financial crisis when leaders of the four BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India and China) meet in Yekaterinburg, Russia, today.

"Cooperation among the BRIC countries will be essential in helping with the world's economic recovery," Deputy Foreign Minister He Yafei told a press conference last week before Chinese President Hu Jintao's departure from Beijing.

China hopes the four countries will broaden their consensus and enhance their mutual trust, Wu Hailing, director of international affairs of the Foreign Ministry, said yesterday in a press conference.