FIVE PLUS MORE

<正>Editor’s Note:President Xi Jinping drew a bright blueprint for BRICS cooperation in his address to the BRICS Business Forum in Xiamen on September 3.He made a four-point proposal for the next golden decade of cooperation among the five BRICS member countries to achieve common development.The following is an edited version of scholars’comments on the     

BIGGER BRICS,LARGER ROLE

<正>In its second decade,BRICS is ready for a greater share in global governance When the first BRIC Summit was held in 2009 in Moscow,the Chinese version of the bloc leaders’ joint statement was only around 1,500 characters.This month,the Xiamen Declaration of the Ninth BRICS Summit saw its list of outcomes exceed 12,000 characters.     

Xiamen Embraces Summit Opportunities

<正>At a press briefing held on January 3,2017,Geng Shuang,spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,announced that China had officially assumed the rotating BRICS presidency on January 1,and Xiamen in southeast China’s Fujian Province will host the Ninth BRICS Summit in September.After Beijing,Shanghai and Hangzhou,Xiamen will become another Chinese city to host an important international event.     

THE WAY FORWARD

<正>Creating a more balanced partnership for global growth The 2017 Xiamen BRICS Summit has ended with a strong pledge to enhance practical cooperation and boost development of BRICS countries.In the Xiamen Declaration,BRICS leaders have committed to"promote exchanges of good practices and     

Mobile Payment Should Be Part of BRICS Cooperation

<正>Stronger Partnership for a Brighter Future was the theme of the 2017 BRICS Summit held in Xiamen on September 3-5.As important participants in efforts to strengthen partnership between BRICS countries,Chinese enterprises will not only bring capital,products and infrastructure to BRICS countries,but also provide them with technology,services and     

The Next Golden Decade

<正>The Ninth BRICS Summit was held in southeast China’s coastal city Xiamen from September 3 to 5,laying a foundation for furthering partnership among member countries and working together to usher in the second golden decade of BRICS cooperation.Over the past 10 years,which began     

United BRICS Shines Brighter

<正>The BRICS group of emerging economies will hold its ninth summit in the Chinese coastal city of Xiamen next month amid various kinds of challenges.Besides the gloomy economic recovery of some member states in the past two years,the current illegal trespassing of Indian troops into Chinese territory further overshadows the cooperation platform.Thus,skepticism over BRICS has begun to emerge     

Five Fingers of One Hand

正BRICS cooperation has become a major force in the modernization of international governance South Africa will host the 10th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg in July this year.The summit returns to South Africa after being hosted in Durban in 2013as BRICS enters its second decade as an infl uential group.BRICS cooperation was established as a response to the 2008 international fi nancial crisis.South Africa joined BRICS in 2010.     

THE DAWN OF A NEW GOLDEN DECADE

<正>The seaside city of Xiamen in southeast China’s Fujian Province has been a hub of global trade and maritime commerce for hundreds of years and made an appropriate setting for the Ninth BRICS Summit held on September 3-5.The theme for the meeting was Stronger Partnership for a Brighter Future and the message from the leaders of the five-country bloc was that Brazil,Russia,India,China and South Africa     

Emerging Among Skepticism

<正>BRICS countries seek a bigger role in the world economy Six years after its inception,the BRICS group of the world’s five major emerging economies—Brazil,Russia,India,China and South Africa—again held its highest-level meeting in Russia,its place of birth.Ufa,capital of Russia’s inland Bashkortostan Republic,hosted the Seventh BRICS Summit on July 8 and 9.The First BRIC Summit was held in Russia’s Yekaterinburg in 2009,which had     

2017 China International Fair for Investment & Trade

正Sept.18-21,Xiamen,China Premier Forum,Setting Trends for Global Capital The 2017 International Investment Forum(IIF)will be held concurrently with the 2017 CIFIT Xiamen.With the topic of"Global Investment Under International Transformation,"the 2017 IIF will focus on two-way investment promotion.Themed around the Belt and Road Initiative,the 2017 IIF will take full advantage of the BRICS Summit in post conference period,inviting a great number of renowned international economic organizations to release the latest     

ALL EYES ON BRICS

<正>Editor’s Note:From an economic idea to a cooperation platform for major emerging economies,BRICS has drawn worldwide attention over the past decade.During the Ninth BRICS Summit in Xiamen,Beijing Review and China Today interviewed ambassadors and scholars from both China and abroad.The following are     

CHAMPIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH

<正>Peng Liyuan(third left),wife of President Xi Jinping,is flanked by a group that includes wives of the leaders of the other BRICS members and invited countries,as they attend an event to promote HIV/AIDS prevention and control at Xiamen University on September 5.Peng has long been active in HIV/AIDS prevention and other health programs for public good.She     

Harmony Between Humans and the Sea

<正>The revival of ancient ceremonial shipbuilding in Xiamen On December 11,2022,over 100 residents of the Zhongshan community in Xiamen,a coastal city in Fujian Province,carried a brand-new wooden boat 4 km to the seaside before setting it on fire in front of thousands of onlookers.Making an offering of the boat,known as a wangchuan,literally meaning a boat for Ong Yah,a deity believed to protect the community from disaster.     

Focus

Voices BRICS countries are defender and promoter of the interests of developing countries,President Hu Jintao said as he outlined his vision of the role the five-nation grouping can play at the global level in a written interviewon the eve of the New Delhi summit.He stressed that China has always madecollaborations with emerging markets and developing countries,BRICS included,a foreign policy priority,and has firmly supported and actively participated in BRICS cooperation."Cooperation among BRICS countries is made necessary by the ongoing     

BRICS Go for Gold

正With contracts for 28 projects worth some 13.4 billion yuan($2.1 billion) signed, an innovation base for BRICS partners on the new industrial revolution was unveiled to the public in Xiamen, Fujian Province, on September 7. The announcement took place at a forum on the sidelines of the 21 st China International Fair for Investment and Trade, running from September 8 to 11.     

Inclusive Growth

正As BRICS chair,South Africa seeks to solidify partnerships and foster understanding among its member states and peoples This is a big year for South Africa and BRICS.The country assumed the role of BRICS chair on January 1 and will remain in this position until the end of 2018.In addition,the year represents a milestone as the 10th BRICS Summit will be hosted in Johannesburg on July 25-27,which will be     

2017 China International Fair for Investment & Trade

正Pooling Global Capital厦门Piloting Investment Trend Projects Exhibition Matchmaking Authoritative Information Release High-end Networking Sept.18-21,Xiamen,China Premier Forum,Setting Trends for Global Capital The 2017 International Investment Forum(IIF)will be held concurrently with the 2017 CIFIT·Xiamen.With the topic of "Global Investment Under International Transformation,"the 2017 IIF will focus on two-way investment promotion.Themed around the Belt and Road Initiative,the 2017 IIF will take full advantage of the BRICS Summit in post     

Significance of the BRICS Mechanism

正The two-day Sixth BRICS(Brazil,Russia,India,China,South Africa)Summit,which convenes on July 15 in Fortaleza,Brazil,marks the fi rst session of the second cycle of BRICS Summits.Formulated as a global investment concept a decade or more ago,the BRICS group has held summits respectively in Yekaterinburg,Brasilia,Sanya,New Delhi,and Durban.Inter-BRICS cooperation began with the foreign ministers’meeting during the 2006 UN General Assembly,and progressed to the First BRICS Summit of 2009.The mechanism has since evolved into a framework for building partnerships in international politics,international economy and pragmatic cooperation.Centering on BRICS Summits,the partnership is buttressed     

BRICS Shine Bright

正First initiated as an investment concept,the BRICS group is now a substantive cooperative mechanism of developing economies with growing global inf luence.July 2014 sees the convening of the Sixth BRICS Summit in Brazil,marking the f irst session of the second cycle of BRICS Summits.World opinions on the group are divided.To those in favor it has the capacity for pragmatic and eff icient cooperation that