China News Service, Beijing, September 12 (Reporter Zhang Su) "In the past two decades, unity and cooperation have always been the source of strength for the development of the BRICS cause."
On September 12, local time, when Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the first phase of the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Meeting in New Delhi, he pointed out the key to the continuous development and growth of the BRICS cooperation mechanism.
On the afternoon of September 12, local time, President Xi Jinping attended the first phase of the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Meeting in New Delhi. Xi Jinping delivered an important speech entitled "Share the Responsibility of the Times and Be the Pioneer Force". Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yan Yan
This year marks the 20th anniversary of BRICS cooperation. From the "BRICS" to the "Greater BRICS Cooperation", the BRICS cooperation mechanism has become the most influential cooperation platform for emerging markets and developing countries in the world today. At this meeting, Xi Jinping summarized the development achievements of the BRICS in the past 20 years with the words "self-reliance and self-reliance", "standing together through thick and thin" and "fruitful results".
"This is not only an accurate summary of the development process of BRICS cooperation, but also points out the strategic direction for the high-quality development of 'Greater BRICS Cooperation' in the new stage." said Zhu Feng, Dean of the School of International Relations at Nanjing University.
Lan Jianxue, director of the Asia-Pacific Institute at the China Institute of International Studies, said that BRICS countries have different national conditions and systems and must insist on treating each other candidly and seeking common ground while reserving differences. At present, when unilateralism is on the rise and various deficits are highlighted, only by adhering to unity and cooperation as the "source of strength" can we ensure the steady and long-term development of BRICS cooperation.
“The BRICS countries must stand firmly on the right side of history and bravely be the vanguard of the times.” Xi Jinping pointed out this time that the BRICS countries must be “pioneers in promoting innovative development,” “pioneers in maintaining peace and stability,” “pioneers in promoting mutual learning among civilizations,” and “pioneers in reforming and improving global governance.”
Lan Jian said that Xi Jinping has clarified the focus of BRICS cooperation from the four dimensions of development, security, humanity, and global governance, which will better guide all parties to unite and cooperate and gather more "BRICS power" to maintain world peace, promote common development, and improve global governance.
Wang Lei, director of the BRICS Cooperation Research Center at Beijing Normal University, believes that the latest series of proposals put forward by China, based on the word "real" and focusing on the "new", will continue to inject impetus into the development of BRICS.
Practical cooperation is the foundation of BRICS cooperation. Focusing on promoting innovation and development, Xi Jinping emphasized that BRICS countries should "strengthen cooperation in artificial intelligence, encourage open source, openness, cooperation and sharing", and proposed the BRICS artificial intelligence-empowering new industrialization initiative, expressing his willingness to work with all parties to create more research and development and application results, and deepen cooperation in industrial and supply chains.
In recent years, from promoting the construction of the BRICS New Industrial Revolution Partnership Innovation Base to establishing the China-BRICS Artificial Intelligence Development and Cooperation Center and the China-BRICS New Quality Productivity Research Center, BRICS and partner countries have continued to expand the breadth and depth of cooperation in many fields.
Wang Lei said that all parties have promoted cooperation to new heights, especially in emerging fields such as artificial intelligence and digital technology, which will help BRICS countries achieve leapfrog development and add new qualities to cooperation.
The current international situation is intertwined with chaos, regional conflicts and turbulence occur frequently, and the global security deficit continues to increase. Xi Jinping pointed out this time that BRICS countries should "stand firm and uphold justice," participate constructively in solving hot-spot issues, and make unique BRICS contributions to finding ways to address both the symptoms and root causes.
Zhu Feng believes that China's series of propositions conform to the logic of historical progress and the trend of the development of the times, and will promote the BRICS countries to take more actions to inject valuable stability and positive energy into the world.
China will take over the chairmanship of BRICS next year and host the 19th BRICS leaders’ meeting. Xi Jinping emphasized that China is willing to take this opportunity to build consensus with all parties, create a future, open the third "golden decade" of BRICS cooperation, and create a bright future for prosperity and progress.
A century of changes has accelerated, and the Global South has grown significantly. Experts point out that the closer the BRICS countries cooperate, the more confident they will be in dealing with external risks and challenges, and the better the results will be. The international community expects that BRICS countries will use unity and cooperation to release more development momentum and move towards a better future. (over)
