Build a solid foundation of public opinion for BRICS cooperation (joint BRICS cooperation to address common challenges)
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As the presidency of the BRICS countries this year, China will host a series of activities including the 14th BRICS Leaders' Meeting.
The series of activities are centered on the theme of "Building High-Quality Partnerships to Create a New Era of Global Development", emphasizing the promotion of building a more comprehensive, close, pragmatic and inclusive BRICS partnership to achieve stronger, greener and healthier global development.
At present, the epidemic of the century and the changes of the century are superimposed, and the factors of instability, uncertainty and insecurity in the international situation have become increasingly prominent.
Facing the current risks and challenges, it is more important than ever for emerging market countries and developing countries to strengthen solidarity and cooperation.
From now on, this edition will launch the column "Joining BRICS Cooperation to Address Common Challenges", focusing on the cooperation progress of BRICS countries in key areas such as political security, economy, trade, finance, public health, sustainable development, people-to-people and cultural exchanges, and mechanism building. The achievements of the Bricks pragmatic cooperation and the important role China plays in it have injected stability and positive energy into the international relations in a period of turbulent change.
Since 2013, President Xi Jinping has delivered a series of important speeches at BRICS leaders' meetings and other occasions, putting forward China's initiatives and contributing China's strength to deepening people-to-people and cultural exchanges among BRICS countries.
In recent years, the BRICS countries have carefully created the achievements of people-to-people and cultural cooperation, making people-to-people exchanges the "third pillar" of BRICS cooperation.
A series of colorful activities have brought the people of the BRICS countries closer and closer, and injected continuous impetus into the BRICS cooperation.
Adding light to the BRICS cooperation under the challenge of the epidemic
During the 12th BRICS Leaders' Meeting in 2020, President Xi Jinping proposed to hold the BRICS Women's Innovation Competition within the framework of the BRICS Women's Business Alliance, which aims to help BRICS women unleash their innovative vitality and achieve innovative development.
Under the important initiative and high attention of President Xi Jinping, the BRICS Women's Innovation Competition has become an important platform for women to actively participate in BRICS business cooperation, adding a bright color to BRICS cooperation under the challenge of the epidemic.
Using precise sensors buried in the soil to let farmers know the best time to irrigate and how much water to use; recycling plastic waste to make stronger building bricks; reviving a dying hand rubbing process... 2021 First BRICS Women's Innovation In the competition, female-led innovative and entrepreneurial projects stood out and won the "Mulan Award".
A few days ago, the second BRICS Women's Innovation Competition came to a successful conclusion.
Through the competition, 449 participating women from BRICS countries demonstrated the strong power of women's innovation and perseverance in various fields such as economy, science and technology, and culture. Finally, 15 "Mulan Award" and 5 "Special Contributions to Anti-epidemic" were selected. Award" winner.
The winner Olga Belavtseva is the first person to grow organic apples in Russia and initiated the establishment of the BRICS Organic Agriculture Association.
At the award ceremony, she especially expressed her gratitude to Chinese partners, and looked forward to further strengthening exchanges within the framework of BRICS cooperation and efficiently promoting innovative results into a broader market.
Under the initiative of President Xi Jinping, China led the establishment of the BRICS Vocational Education Alliance and launched the BRICS Vocational Skills Competition.
Focusing on key areas such as high-end manufacturing and digital economy, nearly 200 teams from BRICS countries compete online, and are committed to promoting practical cooperation in vocational skills education among "BRICS+" countries.
At the closing ceremony of the opening ceremony of the BRICS Vocational Skills Competition, cooperation documents such as the "Sino-Russian Railway Transportation High (Middle) Vocational Education Cooperation and Development Agreement" and the "Cooperation Agreement on Helping Laos to Build a Systematic Rail Transportation Vocational Education System" were also signed.
On May 26, the 9th BRICS Education Ministers' Meeting held in the form of video passed the "Declaration of the 9th BRICS Education Ministers' Meeting", which clarified the focus and direction of the next stage of BRICS education cooperation.
The education ministers of the BRICS countries unanimously stated that they will uphold the BRICS spirit of openness, inclusiveness and win-win cooperation, further expand the space for educational cooperation, consolidate the achievements of educational cooperation, enrich the connotation of educational exchanges, respond to challenges in the field of education, and promote the common development of education in the five countries.
Paving the way for economic growth and sustainable development
On May 19, the BRICS Forum of Political Parties, Think Tanks and Civil Society Organizations opened in Beijing by video.
In his congratulatory letter, President Xi Jinping emphasized that at present, the global economic recovery is fragile and weak, the development gap is widening, and challenges such as climate change and digital governance are severe.
It is hoped that political parties, think tanks and civil society organizations in BRICS and developing countries will fulfill their responsibilities, deepen communication and exchanges, and contribute wisdom and strength to the realization of global common development and the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.
Argentine President Fernandez said that in the face of common challenges, there is no way out by fighting alone, and it is necessary to deepen solidarity and cooperation between emerging market countries and developing countries.
"BRICS countries play a vital role in the development of the world economy, and are making and will make increasingly important contributions to maintaining global macroeconomic stability and promoting world economic growth."
Ana Garcia, director of the BRICS Policy Research Center in Brazil, believes that development is the common task of emerging markets and developing countries.
The BRICS countries should effectively promote South-South cooperation and promote common development in the fields of health care, science and technology, and the environment.
At the 2021 BRICS State Governance and Administration Seminar held in China, more than 150 representatives from BRICS countries exchanged in-depth experience in state governance and administration through online and offline methods.
Bussani Nkaveni, Dean of the National School of Government of South Africa, said that China has solved the problem of absolute poverty historically, and other countries are very eager to learn from China's relevant experience.
Avijit Banerjee, Dean of the Institute of China, Indian International University, said that the BRICS countries provide an inclusive platform for discussing global issues, "opening new horizons for economic growth and sustainable development in developing and emerging market countries. path".
When attending the 13th BRICS Leaders' Meeting, President Xi Jinping said that China will host the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics, and expects athletes from BRICS countries and other countries to compete on the same stage and achieve good results.
During the Beijing Winter Olympics, athletes from BRICS countries actively participated and worked hard, and people from all walks of life paid attention and shared their joy.
The Brazilian Folk Ballet choreographed and created dances based on the theme slogan of the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics to promote the song "Together to the Future", expressing the beautiful vision of welcoming the Winter Olympics and creating the future together; Russian student Alex participated in the Beijing Winter Olympics Team performance of the opening program "Salute to the People"; Arif Khan, the only Indian athlete, participated in the alpine skiing giant slalom and slalom two small events, and achieved sports experience improvement in Beijing; South African Olympic Committee President Barry Hendry "Sports fans in South Africa, like me, appreciate the wonderfulness of the Beijing Winter Olympics," Cox said in a post on social media.
The 7th BRICS Culture Ministers Meeting was held by video.
With the theme of "Building an Inclusive and Mutual Learning Cultural Partnership", ministers from China, Brazil, Russia, India, South Africa and other countries focused on promoting digital development and cooperation in the cultural field, further strengthening cultural heritage protection and cooperation, and continuing to promote the BRICS In-depth exchanges on topics such as the construction of a national cultural exchange platform.
At the meeting, all parties signed the Action Plan for the Implementation of the BRICS Intergovernmental Agreement on Cultural Cooperation (2022-2026).
Set an example for exchanges and mutual learning among different civilizations
The slow flow of family love, the urgent timing of life, the passing of the era of identity... In 2017, well-known directors from 5 BRICS countries co-produced the film "Where Has Time Gone", creating a precedent for film cooperation among BRICS countries.
Since then, co-productions such as "Half the Sky", "The Neighborhood" and "Children and Glory" have come out one after another.
The 2021 China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival will set up a special BRICS unit, focusing on the latest film achievements and cultural characteristics of the BRICS countries, and conveying the vision of promoting cultural exchanges and economic cooperation between countries through film.
The Chinese TV cartoon series "Panda and Harmony", launched "Panda and Happy Ball" co-produced with Russia, and "Panda and Little Springbok" co-produced with South Africa. An interesting adventure story of harmony, friendship and mutual growth among partners.
The "Panda and Harmony" series of cartoons is not only broadcast on Chinese TV media, but also on mainstream children's channels such as Russia's "Merry-Go-Round" channel, which has achieved good response.
In November 2021, the 5th BRICS Drama Festival hosted by the Kobson Academy of Dramatic Arts in Russia was successfully held.
The Shanghai Theater Academy of China presented the works online based on the novel "White Night" by the Russian literary giant Dostoevsky, which was well received.
"Art is the best language for people to communicate. I was fortunate to watch the performance on the spot and felt the great energy injected into the deepening of friendship." Recalling the first BRICS Drama Festival he attended, the Russia-China Friendship Association was the first Vice-President Kulikova is still excited.
On Brazilian social networks, Wang Yili, a young man from China, shows the spiritual outlook and lifestyle of contemporary Chinese in a lively and lively way. Today, he is a video blogger with more than 1.8 million followers; Akmao, a post-90s Russian boy, shows off his own style. He is the only foreigner among the "100 Outstanding Internet Positive Energy Builders" selected by the Central Cyberspace Administration of the Communist Party of China; Sanjay from Kerala, India, is studying At the West China Medical College of Sichuan University, sharing the cuisines of India and China through short videos, introducing Indian culture...
Maslov, Dean of the Institute of Asian and African Studies at Moscow State University, said that the exchanges and cooperation between the BRICS countries in the field of people-to-people and cultural engagement should serve as an example for many countries in the world to enhance mutual understanding.
Fausto Pinato, a Brazilian federal representative and chairman of the Brazil-China Congressional Front, said that in today's international situation, peaceful coexistence and friendly cooperation between countries are very important.
BRICS cooperation has achieved extraordinary results, among which, people-to-people and cultural exchanges have played an indispensable role.
"People-to-people and cultural exchanges will help BRICS countries enhance mutual trust, form synergy, and make greater contributions to the post-pandemic world."
"A good deal, a thousand miles of friendship, solid in glue and paint, solid in stone." This year, China once again hosted the BRICS leaders' meeting, opening a new chapter in BRICS cooperation.
It is expected that the BRICS countries will seek more cooperation through mutual tolerance and mutual learning, so that the BRICS countries will become a model for exchanges and mutual learning among different civilizations, and contribute more "BRICS strength" to the progress of human civilization and world peace and prosperity.