By Hu Zexi, Wang Di, Gong Ming, People’s Daily
The 16th BRICS Summit willbe held in Kazan, Russia, from Oct. 22 to 24. This upcoming summit is the first to be held after the BRICS expansion, playing a prominent role in getting the greater BRICS cooperation off to a good start. It is also important for BRICS countries to unite the Global South and play a greater role in international affairs.Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 16th BRICS Summit.
“More than 30 nations have formally applied to join BRICS.”With its rising global influence, the BRICS cooperation mechanismhas become a focus of media around the world.The increasing number of developing countries applying to join the BRICS family fully demonstrates the vitality and appeal of the BRICS cooperation mechanism.
Since its inception, BRICS countries have consistently acted on the BRICS spirit of openness, inclusiveness, and win-win cooperation, and taken BRICS cooperation to new heights. They have upheld fairness and justice in international affairs, stood up for what is right on major international and regional issues, and enhanced the voice and influence of emerging markets and developing countries. Faced with the current complex international situation, the Global South countries increasingly rely on the BRICS.
Under the suggestion of China, the BRICS expansion process was initiated during the 14th BRICS Summit held in Beijing in 2022. At the 15th BRICS Summit held in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2023, the BRICS achieved a historic expansion. Earlier this year, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, and Ethiopia officially became members of the BRICS family.
The new round of expansion has further enhanced the global representation and influence of the BRICS mechanism, making it a more important force in shaping the international landscape.
Last November, leaders of BRICS countries joined the Extraordinary Joint Meeting of BRICS Leaders and Leaders of Invited BRICS Members on the Situation in the Middle East with Particular Reference to Gaza, to coordinate positions and actions on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
This year, the 14th BRICS Trade Ministers Meeting and the 14th Meeting of the BRICS high-ranking officials responsible for the security matters and national security advisors were held successively to build more consensus for cooperation, safeguard peace and stability, and seek common development and revitalization.
On multilateral platforms such as the United Nations (UN) and the G20, the BRICS countries have jointly defended the rights and interests of emerging markets and developing countries.
The world today is experiencing disorder, slowing growth, uneven development, and a loss of focus in governance. In the face of increasingly complex and challenging international situations, the greater BRICS cooperation bears greater responsibilities and higher expectations.
The greater BRICS cooperation will continue to promote common security and strive for lasting peace. The BRICS countries will support each other on issues concerning their respective core interests, and enhance coordination on major international and regional issues.
China and Brazil have jointly released the six-point consensus on the common understandingson the political settlement of the Ukraine crisis, which has received positive responses from more than 110 countries.
On the Palestinian question, the BRICS countries emphasize the need to push for the early realization of a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire in Gaza, support Palestine’s full UN membership, and implement the two-state solution.
The greater BRICS cooperation will focus on development as a priority and remove hindrance to development. The membership expansion has contributed to a wider-ranging, broader, and higher-quality cooperation among BRICS countries. By revitalizing the cooperation outcomes and unlocking new cooperation potential, the countries are committed to leveraging the opportunities brought by technological revolution and industrial transformation to nurture new drivers for high-quality development and create new landmark achievements in areas such as finance, artificial intelligence, energy, and minerals.
The greater BRICS cooperation will follow true multilateralism and improve global governance. The BRICS expansion has further increased the representation of the BRICS familyon the global stage, which will expand the topics of global governance joined by BRICS countries and improve their governance capabilities.The upcoming BRICS summit has once again focused on multilateralism, demonstrating the confidence and determination of BRICS countries in upholding multilateral cooperation.
Currently, the Global South accounts for over 40 percent of the world economy, profoundly reshaping the global economic landscape. As the leading members of the Global South, the BRICS countries are working for greater solidarity and cooperation among countries of the Global South. Together, they have stayed true to the fundamental aspiration of upholding the common interests of the Global South and pushing for a more balanced and effective global governance.
At a new starting point, the strategic significance and political effects of the greater BRICS should be fully leveraged to make BRICS a new type of multilateral cooperation mechanism based on emerging markets and developing countries, and open and inclusive to the world.
China has been a consistent advocate of and contributor to BRICS cooperation. AsChinese President Xi Jinping pointed out,BRICS countries gather not in a closed club or an exclusive circle, but a big family of mutual support and a partnership for win-win cooperation. They need to uphold openness and inclusiveness and pool collective wisdom and strength, which meets the realistic needs of BRICS development and serves the common interests of all BRICS countries.
Building on a solid foundation, the greater BRICS cooperation is bound to embrace a bright future. Moving forward, China stands ready to strengthen strategic partnerships with all BRICS partners, get the greater BRICS cooperation off to a good start, and build a community with a shared future for mankind, so as to make greater contributions to the development and progress of human society.
推动“大金砖合作”开好局、起好步
10月22日至24日，金砖国家领导人第十六次会晤将在俄罗斯喀山举行。中国国家主席习近平将赴喀山出席此次会晤。这是金砖历史性扩员后举行的首次领导人会晤，对于确保“大金砖合作”开好局、起好步具有重要意义，对于金砖国家继续团结全球南方国家，在国际事务中发挥更大作用亦具有重要意义。
“30多个国家已申请加入金砖合作机制。”喀山会晤前夕，国际媒体密切关注金砖合作机制不断上升的影响力。越来越多发展中国家申请加入金砖大家庭，充分彰显金砖合作机制的强大生命力和感召力。
自成立以来，金砖国家始终秉持开放包容、合作共赢的金砖精神，不断推动金砖合作迈上新台阶；始终秉持国际公平正义，在重大国际和地区问题上主持公道，提升新兴市场国家和发展中国家发言权和影响力。在当前变乱交织的国际形势下，全球南方国家更加倚重金砖。
2022年金砖“中国年”，中方提议启动金砖扩员进程。2023年，金砖迈出扩员历史性步伐。今年初，埃及、阿联酋、伊朗、埃塞俄比亚等国正式成为金砖大家庭成员。完成新一轮扩员后，金砖在全球的代表性和影响力进一步增强，对国际格局演进的塑造力进一步上升。
去年11月，金砖国家领导人巴以问题特别视频峰会就巴以问题协调立场、采取行动。金砖国家安全事务高级代表会议、经贸部长会议等机制推动各方凝聚合作共识，共护和平安宁，共谋发展振兴。在联合国、二十国集团等多边平台，金砖国家共同捍卫新兴市场国家和发展中国家权益。
当今世界，安全失序、增长失速、发展失衡、治理失焦愈演愈烈。面对更加复杂严峻的国际形势，“大金砖”肩负更大责任、承载更高期待。
“大金砖合作”将积极倡导共同安全，致力于实现持久和平，在涉及彼此核心利益问题上相互支持，就重大国际和地区问题加强协调。中国和巴西联合发表的关于推动政治解决乌克兰危机的“六点共识”，已得到超过110个国家的积极回应。在巴勒斯坦问题上，金砖国家强调推动加沙尽快全面、持久停火，支持巴勒斯坦成为联合国正式会员国，落实“两国方案”。
“大金砖合作”将积极坚持发展优先，致力于破解发展难题。扩员之后，金砖合作规模更大、空间更广、质量更高。各方致力于更好盘活合作存量、激发合作新潜能，抢抓科技革命和产业变革机遇，培育高质量发展新动能，在金融、人工智能、能源矿产等领域打造新的标志性成果。
“大金砖合作”将更加强调践行多边主义，致力于完善全球治理。扩员后的金砖大家庭在全球的代表性进一步增强，有利于丰富拓展金砖国家参与全球治理的议题、提升治理能力。喀山会晤再次聚焦多边主义，展现了金砖国家维护多边主义的信心与决心。
当前，全球南方占世界经济的比重超过40%，正在深刻改写世界经济版图。作为全球南方第一方阵，金砖国家理正致力于在引领推动全球南方团结合作方面展现更大作为。
以金砖合作维护全球南方国家共同利益，推动全球治理架构更为均衡有效，是金砖国家的天然使命和优良传统。站在新起点，金砖国家应充分发挥“大金砖”的战略意义和政治效果，将金砖打造成基于新兴市场国家和发展中国家、面向全球、开放包容的新型多边合作机制。
中国是金砖合作一以贯之的推动者、建设者。习近平主席深刻指出，金砖不能成为一个封闭内向的集团，而应该成为开放包容的平台，吸纳新成员、汇聚新力量，符合金砖发展的现实需要，也是金砖各国的共同利益所在。
“大金砖合作”有坚实的基础，必将迎来光明的未来。中国愿同所有金砖伙伴一道，秉持人类命运共同体理念，加强战略伙伴关系，推动“大金砖合作”开好局、起好步，为人类社会发展进步贡献更大力量。
