In the political and economic map of the world, the BRICS countries are not light.
When chairing the BRICS summit in Xiamen in 2017, President Xi Jinping said: "Without the participation of our five countries, many major and urgent global issues cannot be effectively resolved."
After a lapse of five years, on the evening of June 23, when chairing the BRICS meeting, President Xi once again talked about the "importance" of the BRICS: "We make the right choice at a critical juncture in historical development and take responsible actions, which are crucial to the world. important."
At the crossroads, how should the BRICS countries "make the right choice and take responsible actions"?
President Xi's speech that night revealed the answer.
What are the highlights of the third BRICS "cloud" meeting
This year is the third time that China has held the BRICS presidency. The previous two meetings were held in Sanya and Xiamen respectively.
Due to the isolation of the epidemic, this year's meeting, like the previous two years, chose to gather in the "cloud".
△Beijing, the Great Hall of the People.
(Photographed by CCTV reporter Zhao Hua)
The Chinese venue is located in the East Hall of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Walking into the venue, the national flags of the BRICS countries and the red flowers and green leaves add radiance and beauty to each other.
△The BRICS meeting that day was held in the East Hall of the Great Hall of the People.
(Photographed by CCTV reporter Huang Jinghui)
On the meeting table, the country name card stands in a Chinese-style rosewood carved card holder, and on the other side is a blue and white enamel teacup, showing a strong "Chinese style".
△ Carved Chinese rosewood card tray, on which are placed the country name cards of various countries.
(Photographed by CCTV reporter Huang Jinghui)
There is also a detail. This set of BRICS meeting concierge supplies, together with the "top scholar in tea" - Dahongpao tea, have been delivered to various countries in advance, so that leaders of various countries can feel the host country from thousands of miles away. warm and friendly.
△Blue and white enamel teacup.
(Photographed by CCTV reporter Huang Jinghui)
"Follow the right way, and you will be friends for thousands of miles. It is solid in glue and paint, and it is solid in stone."
Before the start of the meeting, there was a special session - a collective "cloud group photo", which recorded the BRICS friendship in a special way.
△ This is the collective "cloud group photo" of the leaders of the five BRICS countries this year, with a unique design.
This year is also the tenth consecutive year that President Xi has attended the BRICS meeting.
The theme of this meeting is "Building High-Quality Partnerships to Create a New Era of Global Development".
President Xi's speech that night was closely related to the theme, and the title was "Building a High-Quality Partnership to Open a New Journey of BRICS Cooperation".
△The leaders of the BRICS countries greeted each other warmly before the start of the meeting.
President Xi explained "high quality" in his speech: "We must work together to build a more comprehensive, close, pragmatic and inclusive high-quality partnership."
Speak up for fairness and justice
At the critical juncture of where human society is headed, what choices should the BRICS countries make and what actions should they take?
During the meeting that night, President Xi Jinping put forward four proposals: adhere to solidarity and solidarity to maintain world peace and tranquility; adhere to cooperative development and jointly deal with risks and challenges; adhere to pioneering and innovation to stimulate cooperation potential and vitality; adhere to openness, inclusiveness, and cohesion. collective intelligence and strength.
△The 2022 BRIC logo surrounded by flowers.
(Photographed by CCTV reporter Shi Cheng)
Let's start with the minimum of peace and security.
Today's world is not peaceful.
President Xi pointed out, "Some countries are trying to expand military alliances to seek absolute security, coercing other countries to choose sides to create camp confrontation, and ignoring the rights and interests of other countries to pursue self-reliance. If this dangerous momentum is allowed to develop, the world will become more turbulent."
He emphasized that the BRICS countries should support each other on issues concerning each other's core interests, practice true multilateralism, maintain justice, oppose hegemony, maintain fairness, oppose bullying, maintain unity, and oppose division.
△The flags of the BRICS countries in the East Hall.
(Photographed by CCTV reporter Huang Jinghui)
In order to promote the world's safety and security, in April this year, President Xi proposed a global security initiative for the first time at the Boao Forum for Asia, advocating adherence to the common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security concept, based on the inseparable security community of mankind, and walk out of a dialogue without A new security path of confrontation, partnership rather than alliance, and win-win rather than zero-sum.
At this BRICS meeting, President Xi said that China is willing to work with BRICS partners to promote the implementation of the initiative and inject stability and positive energy into the world.
The "Beijing Declaration" adopted and issued at the meeting pointed out, "We pledge to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries, stress that differences and disputes between countries should be resolved peacefully through dialogue and consultation, and support all efforts that are conducive to the peaceful resolution of crises." The declaration stated its position on the situation in Ukraine, the Afghan issue and the Iranian nuclear issue.
"We support Russia's negotiations with Ukraine," the declaration said.
△ This is the gavel that Xi Jinping knocked when he announced the adoption of the "Beijing Declaration" that night.
(Photographed by CCTV reporter Huang Jinghui)
Pragmatic cooperation turns crisis into opportunity
In September 2017, President Xi Jinping said at the Dialogue between Emerging Market Countries and Developing Countries in Xiamen, “Begggar-thy-neighbor and zero-sum games will not help world economic growth, and emerging market countries and developing countries will be the first to suffer. ."
Today, the effects of the COVID-19 epidemic and the Ukraine crisis are intertwined and superimposed, leading to disruptions in the global industrial chain and supply chain, continuous rise in commodity prices, and a more fragile international monetary and financial system, casting a shadow over the development of various countries. President Xi once again pointed out that "emerging market countries and Developing countries bear the brunt".
Under the huge impact, how should we deal with it?
"Crisis can bring disorder and change, and the key depends on how to deal with it," said President Xi.
Fortune and misfortune coexist, crisis and opportunity coexist.
Practical cooperation, which is the foundation of BRICS cooperation, is promising.
Since the beginning of this year, we have launched the BRICS Initiative on Strengthening Supply Chain Cooperation, Trade, Investment and Sustainable Development, and passed the Customs Cooperation and Administrative Mutual Assistance Agreement, and the Food Security Cooperation Strategy... These new platforms will greatly promote the interconnection of industrial and supply chains. , and jointly address challenges in poverty reduction, agriculture, energy, logistics and other fields.
In his speech, President Xi pointed out, "Whoever grasps the opportunities for new economic development such as big data and artificial intelligence can grasp the pulse of the times."
This year, we accelerated the construction of the Xiamen Innovation Base of the BRICS New Industrial Revolution Partnership, held the Industrial Internet and Digital Manufacturing Development Forum, the Sustainable Development Big Data Forum, reached a digital economy partnership framework, and released the manufacturing digital transformation cooperation initiative...more Many people will enjoy the scientific and technological achievements brought by the BRICS cooperation.
Open the door for development BRICS is expected to "expand"
The BRICS countries are not closed clubs, nor are they exclusive "small circles", but big families that help each other and good partners for win-win cooperation.
At the BRICS meeting on June 23, President Xi Jinping pointed out that under the new situation, the BRICS countries should open their doors for development and open their arms to promote cooperation.
Last year, the Shanghai-based BRICS New Development Bank welcomed four new members: the United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Bangladesh and Egypt.
This year, for the first time, we have invited guest countries to attend the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting.
The newly established BRICS Vaccine R&D Center has a clear principle of openness... These all demonstrate the openness and inclusiveness of the BRICS cooperation mechanism.
In 2011, with the official accession of South Africa, the BRICS countries have maintained the scale of five countries.
In recent years, many countries have expressed their desire to join the BRICS cooperation mechanism.
At this meeting, President Xi said, "This year, we have had in-depth discussions on the issue of staff expansion on different occasions. We should advance this process and let like-minded partners join the BRICS family at an early date."
"We support the promotion of the BRICS membership expansion process through discussions", which was clearly written into the "Beijing Declaration".
Promoting the expansion of the BRICS members and officially "official announcement".
"Crossing out of the fog and heading for the light, the most powerful force is to work together, and the most effective way is to help each other." The BRICS countries are injecting positive, stable and constructive forces into today's world.
On June 24, President Xi will preside over a high-level dialogue on global development and deliver an important speech.
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