Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 11th Title: China’s power promotes the steady and long-term development of the BRIC ship

Xinhua News Agency reporter Xie Binbin

At the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Xi Jinping will go to New Delhi, India, from September 12 to 13 to attend the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Meeting.This year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the BRICS cooperation mechanism. At this critical juncture of inheriting the past and forging ahead into the future, it is of great significance for President Xi Jinping to attend this meeting to discuss plans and develop together with all parties, and to draw up a blueprint for high-quality development of "Greater BRICS Cooperation".

The BRICS cooperation mechanism was born in the historical tide of the collective rise of emerging markets and developing countries, affecting the evolution of the world structure and the balance of international power.Over the past two decades, from the "BRICS" to the "Greater BRICS Cooperation," the increasingly mature and growing BRICS have become more sophisticated, stronger, and louder. They have become an important platform for promoting unity and cooperation in the global South and an important force in promoting the reform of the global governance system.In 2023, President Xi Jinping pointed out at the 15th BRICS leaders' meeting: "We independently choose our development path, jointly defend the right to development, and jointly move towards modernization. This represents the direction of human society and will surely profoundly affect the world's development process."”As a builder and contributor to BRICS cooperation, China actively promotes BRICS cooperation to become bigger and stronger, advances with the times to strengthen the construction of the BRICS mechanism, continuously expands the influence of the BRICS mechanism, and works with BRICS partners to polish the "golden brand" of BRICS.

Over the past two decades, China has led the development of the BRICS with conceptual innovation and continuously promoted the development of the BRICS to a new level.From proposing the BRICS spirit of openness, inclusiveness, and win-win cooperation, to initiating the "BRICS+" cooperation model; from proposing the four major goals of "integrated large market, multi-level circulation, land, sea and air connectivity, and cultural exchanges", to elaborating on the "four major partnerships" of BRICS countries, to advocating the construction of the "Peace BRICS" and "Innovation BRICS";"Green BRICS", "Just BRICS", "Humanity BRICS"... China has proposed a series of far-sighted ideas and propositions that benefit the world, constantly pointing out the direction and path for the development of the BRICS, injecting strong impetus, and condensing the consensus of emerging markets and developing countries to unite and strengthen themselves, leaving a distinct Chinese imprint on every key node on the BRICS' growth path.

Over the past two decades, China has consolidated the foundation of BRICS with pragmatic actions and continuously promoted BRICS cooperation to become deeper and more substantial.At the 2025 BRICS Leaders Online Summit, President Xi Jinping pointed out: "The closer the BRICS cooperation is, the more confidence, more methods, and better results we will have to deal with external risks and challenges."”This is what China said, and it is what it has done - promote the establishment of the New Development Bank to provide strong guarantee for the economic development of developing countries; establish the BRICS New Industrial Revolution Partnership Innovation Base to carry out cooperation in policy coordination, talent training, project development and other fields; establish the China-BRICS Artificial Intelligence Development and Cooperation Center to keep up with the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformationThe "Golden Heron" Excellence Scholarship for New Industries of the BRICS countries was established to help cultivate talents in the fields of industry, communications and other fields... A series of measures are based on the word "real" and focus on the "new", which meets the needs of BRICS cooperation and the development of all parties, and continues to inject impetus into BRICS cooperation and common development.

Over the past two decades, China has amplified the voice of the BRICS with its responsibility and continued to promote the BRICS to show greater achievements.At the 2017 Xiamen meeting, President Xi Jinping pointed out that when observing the development of BRICS cooperation, an important dimension is to "view it in the historical process of world development and the evolution of the international pattern."At present, the international balance of power is undergoing profound evolution, but the reform of the global governance system has long lagged behind.As the "first square" of the global South, the BRICS countries should shoulder their responsibilities.In the face of frequent international conflicts, China and Brazil, together with relevant countries in the Global South, launched the "Friends of Peace" group on the Ukraine crisis. China has repeatedly called on all parties on BRICS occasions to make unremitting efforts for a comprehensive, just and lasting solution to the Palestinian issue. In the face of imbalances in the international financial system, China and BRICS countries have promoted the reform of the quotas and voting rights of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to enhance development.The representativeness and voice of developing countries and emerging economies in global economic governance; in the face of the increasing enthusiasm of various countries to participate in BRICS cooperation, China has actively promoted the expansion of BRICS membership... time after time, action by action, to promote the BRICS to increase its influence in international affairs, make a louder voice, and play a greater constructive role in reforming and improving the global governance system and safeguarding international fairness and justice.

Standing at a new historical starting point, we must not only look back at the past and remember why the BRICS countries set out, but we must also face the future and work together to promote the BRICS ship to brave the wind and waves and move forward bravely.No matter how the international situation changes, as long as the BRICS countries play their part and help each other, BRICS cooperation will surely withstand the test and achieve long-term stability.China is willing to work with its BRICS partners to promote the high-quality development of "Greater BRICS Cooperation", jointly advocate an equal and orderly world multipolarity and inclusive economic globalization that benefits all, continue to write a new chapter in the unity and cooperation of emerging market countries and developing countries for development, and make BRICS contributions to promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.