The 15th BRICS Leaders' Meeting will be held in South Africa from August 22nd to 24th. During this meeting, BRICS leaders will discuss topics such as strengthening BRICS cooperation and expanding the BRICS cooperation mechanism. South Africa has also invited dozens of leaders from African countries, other emerging market countries, and developing countries to attend relevant meetings.
More and more countries are applying to join the BRICS cooperation mechanism. Leaders of emerging market countries and developing countries will discuss a wide range of topics during this meeting, fully demonstrating that the BRICS cooperation mechanism has received widespread recognition and support, and its influence and attractiveness are increasing. In the current era of accelerated evolution of unprecedented changes in the world, emerging market countries and developing countries are increasingly playing an important role in global governance.
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The BRICS countries are an 'inclusive' organization that has always been willing to engage in dialogue with the broader international community
The BRICS countries were born in the historical trend of the collective rise of emerging market countries and developing countries, representing the direction of the evolution and adjustment of the world pattern and international order. Over the past 17 years, the BRICS countries have taken advantage of the trend, adhering to the BRICS spirit of openness, inclusiveness, and win-win cooperation, strengthening unity and cooperation, advocating fairness and justice, and seeking common development. Their influence has continued to expand.
At present, the international situation is turbulent and the trend of anti globalization is rising. Unilateralism and protectionism are clearly on the rise, and the world economy is recovering weakly. Local conflicts and turbulence are frequent, and global governance challenges such as energy, food, and climate are linked to regional security risks. The peace deficit, development deficit, security deficit, and governance deficit are increasing. The BRICS countries are attracting people seeking peace and cooperation in the world, "Venezuelan President Maduro said, highlighting the important reasons why many countries hope to join the BRICS cooperation mechanism.
BRICS cooperation has always been guided by openness, inclusiveness, and win-win cooperation, opening the door to all emerging market countries and developing countries that hope to maintain independence and aspire to development. BRICS cooperation is an innovation that goes beyond the old routine of political and military alliances and establishes a new relationship of partnership and non alliance; Beyond the old ideological line of thinking, we have embarked on a new path of mutual respect and common progress; Beyond the old concept of 'you lose, I win' and 'winner takes all', we have put into practice the new concept of mutual benefit and win-win cooperation. The BRICS countries have become a model for emerging market countries and developing countries to engage in South-South cooperation and achieve joint self-improvement. Spain's Efis believes that the success and achievements of the BRICS countries do not rely on the ability of other countries to serve their own interests. The decisive role of the BRICS countries in shaping the global agenda will make the world more just and stable, and the call for clear support from the BRICS countries will only increase.
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The BRICS cooperation mechanism has formed a multi-level, multi-disciplinary, and comprehensive cooperation framework, becoming an important platform for developing countries to exchange, dialogue, and cooperate in various fields such as politics, economy, finance, development, and culture.
The BRICS countries are committed to promoting economic recovery. The impact of the COVID-19 and the crisis in Ukraine is intertwined, leading to the chaos of the global industrial chain supply chain, the continuous rise of commodity prices, and the more fragile international monetary and financial system. By continuously promoting cooperation in monetary finance, trade and investment, energy and resources, and expanding cooperation in supply chain, logistics chain, agriculture and food security, local currency settlement, and cross-border payments, the BRICS countries have made significant contributions to global economic growth.
The BRICS countries adhere to the pursuit of exploration and innovation. Social informatization has become the trend of the times, and a new round of technological revolution represented by artificial intelligence is in the ascendant. The BRICS countries are actively building a new industrial revolution partnership and strengthening cooperation in areas such as future networks, industrial internet and digital manufacturing, digital transformation of manufacturing, and standardization. The BRICS countries are closely following the trend of digital economy development and have formulated the "BRICS Economic Partnership Strategy" twice, continuously promoting cooperation in education, technology and other fields, and creating a talent pool for sustainable development and innovation cooperation.
Faced with turbulent waves and storms, BRICS countries are working together to build a more comprehensive, close, pragmatic, and inclusive high-quality partnership, continuously polishing the "golden signboard" of BRICS cooperation. Russian political analyst Temur Fumynko believes that the strategic significance of BRICS cooperation is increasing day by day, mainly because it represents the cooperation of "global southern" countries in shaping a non Western led future economy.
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The development and growth of the BRICS countries have driven the adjustment of the international landscape and are fundamentally changing the world's political and economic landscape. An article published on the European website "Modern Diplomacy" pointed out that the rise of the BRICS countries represents a new world order, and under the leadership of the BRICS countries, the "global south" is accelerating its rise.
The BRICS countries adhere to true multilateralism and adopt the principles of equality and consensus in decision-making. As a representative achievement of BRICS cooperation, the five founding members of the New Development Bank distribute equity equally and have equal voting rights, providing a new choice for the governance model of multilateral development financial institutions. Considering the development of a new reserve currency based on a basket of currencies of member countries, launching a new round of expansion process for BRICS countries in a timely manner, and agreeing to invite non BRICS countries to participate in discussions on digital economy issues... BRICS countries have made important contributions to promoting the development of the international order towards a more just and reasonable direction.
The BRICS countries actively promote global governance system reform and are committed to enhancing the representation and voice of emerging market and developing countries. In response to the endless emergence of traditional and non-traditional security threats, BRICS countries support each other and engage in dialogue rather than confrontation on issues related to each other's core interests..
BRICS cooperation is the most important platform for solidarity and cooperation among developing countries, the core mechanism representing the countries of the South, and embodies the earnest expectations of the vast number of developing countries. In the new situation, BRICS countries need to stand on the right side of history, on the side of human civilization progress, open their doors to development, embrace cooperation, manage the BRICS cooperation mechanism well, and make new contributions to promoting world multipolarization, economic globalization, and democratization of international relations, so that the world can hear more BRICS voices and witness a greater role of BRICS
