Xinhua Agency, Beijing, October 22Title: Responding to the century-old changes in the world, China takes the lead in promoting the steady and long-term development of "Greater BRICS Cooperation"

Xinhua Agency reporter

At the invitation of The Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin, President Xi Jinping went to Kazan, Russia from October 22 to 24 to attend the 16th BRICS Leaders 'Meeting. In interviews with reporters from Xinhua Agency, people from many countries said that China is a consistent promoter and builder of BRICS cooperation. President Xi Jinping's important speeches and propositions at this meeting will surely lead the "Greater BRICS cooperation", further promote the unity and self-reliance of countries in the global South, and gather more consensus and strength for progress to build a better world.

"China is the main pillar and huge driving force of the BRICS cooperation mechanism."

Since 2013, President Xi Jinping has presided over or attended various meetings of BRICS leaders and delivered important speeches, leading BRICS cooperation to continue to deepen. From promoting the establishment of the New Development Bank to advocating the "BRICS +" cooperation model, from elaborating on the "Four Major Partnerships" of BRICS countries to promoting the construction of a New Industrial Revolution Partnership, BRICS's growth path has left a deep imprint on China.

"We cannot imagine what BRICS countries would be like without China. China is the main pillar and huge driving force of the BRICS cooperation mechanism." Izzat Saad, director of the Egyptian Foreign Affairs Council, said that he very much looks forward to President Xi Jinping putting forward proposals and plans to jointly safeguard international fairness and justice during this meeting."People believe that China represents developing countries and emerging market countries." A true and credible voice."

"China plays an important role in promoting the continuous improvement of the BRICS cooperation mechanism and advocating fairness, justice, and multilateralism. China's leading role promotes the continuous development of the BRICS cooperation mechanism." Zukiswa Roboji, a researcher at Walter Sisuru University in South Africa and an expert on BRICS issues, said that China has played a leading role in establishing the BRICS New Development Bank, making it easier for emerging economies to obtain financing and create opportunities for international trade, investment and development.

"China has made key contributions in leading the BRICS cooperation mechanism to success." Barry Ram Deepak, professor at the Center for China and Southeast Asian Studies at Nehru University in India, said,"The New Development Bank is an important platform under the BRICS cooperation mechanism and provides a large amount of development funds. BRICS cooperation has also achieved success in areas such as food security, industrial development, green energy and infrastructure. BRICS cooperation has expanded to various fields, in which China plays a vital role."

Evandro Carvalho, associate professor at the Federal University of Fluminense in Brazil and professor at the Law School of the Vargas Foundation, said that China plays an indispensable role in promoting BRICS countries to reach consensus. Many forums under the BRICS framework often receive "decisive support" from China."These forums bring the people of BRICS countries closer and help BRICS countries strengthen cooperation."

"The influence, appeal and credibility of the 'Greater BRICS Cooperation' continue to expand."

"Let the BRICS circle of friends become bigger and bigger and the network of partners become wider and wider.""Introducing new blood will bring new vitality to BRICS cooperation and will also enhance the representation and influence of BRICS countries.""We must uphold openness, inclusiveness, and win-win BRICS spirit of cooperation allows more countries to join the BRICS family"...

Under the personal promotion of President Xi Jinping, the BRICS mechanism has achieved historic expansion and become the most important platform for unity and cooperation among emerging market countries and developing countries in the world today. At present, more than 30 countries are knocking on the door of BRICS, fully demonstrating the vitality and appeal of the BRICS cooperation mechanism. China is willing to work with all parties to promote the steady and long-term development of the "Greater BRICS Cooperation".

"We thank China for supporting the expansion of BRICS, which paves the way for Egypt and other countries to join the BRICS cooperation mechanism." Saad from Egypt said that in 2017, President Xi Jinping proposed the "BRICS +" cooperation concept, aiming to strengthen cooperation between BRICS countries and other emerging market countries and developing countries, and also open up new space for the latter to integrate into BRICS cooperation. The BRICS cooperation mechanism is becoming increasingly attractive, mainly because BRICS countries, especially China, are widely regarded as reliable partners.

Alok Kumar Patak, associate researcher at the BRICS Institute of India, said that China has made outstanding contributions in promoting the expansion of BRICS. More and more countries are actively participating or hoping to participate in BRICS cooperation, which fully demonstrates that BRICS countries adhere to the concept of openness, inclusiveness, and win-win cooperation is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. "The expanded BRICS countries will be more representative and have more development potential, and can also more effectively promote the development of the global governance system in a more fair and reasonable direction."

Ahmed Ali, a researcher at the Dubai Gulf Research Center in the United Arab Emirates, said that President Xi Jinping proposed the "BRICS +" cooperation model, opening the door for emerging market countries and developing countries to integrate into BRICS cooperation. This year, the United Arab Emirates officially joined the "BRICS family", and the BRICS circle of friends has continued to expand."'Greater BRICS Cooperation 'has continued to expand its influence, appeal and credibility, playing an important role in stimulating global economic development and promoting regional peace and stability."

Emmanuel Matambo, research director of the China Studies Center at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa, said that the BRICS mechanism has achieved historic expansion and improved regional representation. In addition, many countries have expressed their wishes and applied to join the BRICS mechanism. "Under the framework of the BRICS cooperation mechanism, every member state is treated equally, and many countries are interested in this." He pointed out that China is willing to help other developing countries develop together, has similar positions and views with South Africa and other countries on matters such as safeguarding world fairness and justice, and "plays an important role in the BRICS mechanism." He believes that China will continue to promote the development and growth of the BRICS mechanism in the future.

"Promote the development of the international order in a more fair and just direction"

As the first phalanx of the "Global South", BRICS countries have always breathed and shared a shared destiny with countries in the global South."Greater BRICS Cooperation" leads the promotion of unity and self-reliance among countries in the global South, and continues to promote equal and orderly world multipolarization. Inclusive economic globalization makes positive contributions and provides "BRICS answers" to cope with the century-old changes in the world.

"We regard enhancing the influence of developing countries and emerging market countries in the global governance system as an important task." Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that Russia and China share the same goals and visions in promoting deepening cooperation among BRICS countries. Russia is willing to strengthen communication and cooperation with China to jointly improve the role of BRICS mechanisms in the global governance architecture. The door of the BRICS cooperation mechanism is always open to those countries that uphold the concept of mutual trust, are willing to engage in equal dialogue, and recognize the core values of BRICS countries.

"In terms of GDP, BRICS countries are already more important than the G7." Dilma Rousseff, former Brazilian President and President of the New Development Bank, said that BRICS cooperation, an important cooperation mechanism among emerging economies, continues to deepen and implement, and BRICS countries have huge potential and strong growth potential. She pointed out that as the first multilateral development bank entirely initiated by emerging economies and developing countries, the New Development Bank continues to expand its circle of friends and promote membership expansion, which will strengthen the New Development Bank's function as a true cooperation platform among countries in the global South.,"This will help build an international financial architecture with multilateralism and multipolarity."

Deepak said that China has proposed global development initiatives, global security initiatives and global civilization initiatives. The BRICS spirit and the three major global initiatives are consistent, demonstrating that China is committed to resolving differences between countries and building a fairer, just and universally beneficial cooperation platform. Through its own development and leadership of BRICS cooperation, China has provided tremendous development assistance to many countries in the global South, especially countries in Africa and South Asia. "Currently, the global economy is faltering, and geopolitical conflicts threaten the interests of every country. In this case, we welcome more initiatives to maintain world peace and security and promote the economic development of all countries."

Hikmat Hajiyev, Director of the Foreign Policy Department of the Office of the President of Azerbaijan, said that the BRICS mechanism supports the establishment of fair and mutually beneficial cooperative relations among countries and forms political security, economic, trade, finance, and people-to-people exchanges. The "three-wheel drive" cooperation framework has become an important platform for the unity and voice of countries in the global South, plays an important role in improving the representation and influence of the "Global South" in international affairs, and also promotes the international order towards a more fair and just development. "The world cannot be unipolar. BRICS countries have become an important force on the world stage. We believe that BRICS countries have great potential and can contribute to promoting the establishment of a new world order based on justice, international law and national equality."