Solidarity and Openness

Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted the 14th BRICS Summit via video link on June 23 in Beijing， calling on BRICS countries to safeguard world peace and tranquility， boost development， and unleash the potential and vitality of cooperation.

Xi said it is important that BRICS countries support each other on issues concerning core interests， practice true multilateralism， safeguard justice， fairness and solidarity and reject hegemony， bullying and division.

He stressed that the Global Security Initiative （GSI）， which advocates a vision of common， comprehensive， cooperative and sustainable security， follows the philosophy that humanity is an indivisible security community， and aims to create a new path to security that features dialogue over confrontation， partnership over alliance and win-win over zero-sum.

“China would like to work with BRICS partners to operationalize the GSI and bring more stability and positive energy to the world，” said Xi.

Noting that the combination of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine crisis has resulted in disruptions to global industrial and supply chains， sustained hikes of commodity prices， and weaker international monetary and financial systems， Xi said BRICS countries need to uphold cooperation to boost development and jointly tackle risks and challenges.

“This year， we launched the BRICS Initiative on Enhancing Cooperation on Supply Chains and the Initiative on Trade and Investment for Sustainable Development， adopted the Agreement on Cooperation and Mutual Administrative Assistance in Customs Matters and the Strategy on Food Security Cooperation， and held a High-Level Meeting on Climate Change for the first time，” Xi said， adding that BRICS countries should make good use of these new platforms.

Noting that BRICS countries gather not in a closed club or an exclusive circle， but a big family of mutual support and a partnership for win-win cooperation， Xi said BRICS countries need to uphold openness and inclusiveness and pool collective wisdom and strength.

At the Xiamen Summit in 2017， Xi proposed the“BRICS Plus” cooperation approach. Over the past five years， “BRICS Plus” cooperation has deepened and expanded， setting a prime example of South-South cooperation and seeking strength through unity among emerging markets and developing countries， Xi said.

“Step by step， we have organized a variety of ‘BRICS Plus events in areas such as scientific and technological innovation， people-to-people exchanges and sustainable development. All these provide new platforms for cooperation among emerging markets and developing countries，” he added.96C475A7-7C7C-475D-9A71-FBAF1628FE9C

“Those who seize the opportunities of the new economy， such as big data and artificial intelligence， are in sync with the pulse of the times，” President Xi said.

He called for improving global science and technology governance and allowing more people to access and benefit from the fruits of scientific and technological advances.

“This year， we have accelerated the building of the BRICS Partnership on New Industrial Revolution Innovation Center in Xiamen， hosted the Forum on the Development of Industrial Internet and Digital Manufacturing and the Forum on Big Data for Sustainable Development， reached the Digital Economy Partnership Framework， issued the Initiative for Cooperation on Digitalization of Manufacturing， and established a network of technology transfer centers and an aerospace cooperation mechanism，” he said.

All these have opened new channels for closer industrial policy coordination between BRICS countries， Xi said.

In his keynote via video link at the opening ceremony of the BRICS Business Forum on June 22， President Xi urged its members to embrace solidarity and expand win-win cooperation and openness.

“The historical trend of openness and development will not reverse course， and our shared desire to meet challenges together through cooperation will remain as strong as ever，” Xi said， calling on BRICS countries to rise up to meet challenges and forge ahead with resolve toward the goal of building a community with a shared future for humanity.

Development holds the key to solving various difficult problems and delivering better lives to the people. In the speech， Xi pointed out that， at this time， the global development process has hit major roadblocks， and global efforts to implement the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development have suffered major setbacks.

“Last year， I put forward the Global Development Initiative， and I called on all countries to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development， forge united， equal， balanced and inclusive global development partnerships， and promote cooperation in a wide range of areas such as poverty reduction， public health， education， digital connectivity and industrialization，” Xi said.

He called on BRICS members to deepen cooperation to better safeguard food and energy security， seize opportunities presented by the new scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation， help developing countries speed up development of the digital economy and green transformation， and engage in cooperation on COVID-19 response to beat the virus at an early date.96C475A7-7C7C-475D-9A71-FBAF1628FE9C

Noting that BRICS cooperation has now entered a new stage of high-quality development， Xi expressed the hope that business leaders will continue to act with tenacity and in a pioneering spirit， tap into the complementarity of BRICS countries diverse economic structures and resources， upgrade cooperation on trade， investment and finance， expand cooperation on cross-border e-commerce， logistics， local currencies and credit rating， and keep industrial and supply chains safe and unclogged.

At present， some important industrial and supply chains are suffering from deliberate disruptions， commodity prices remain high and are fluctuating， global inflation keeps rising， the international financial market is in turmoil， and global economic recovery is losing steam.

At such a critical juncture， President Xi called on countries to strengthen macroeconomic policy coordination to prevent the slowdown， and even halt， of the global recovery， stay committed to openness and inclusiveness， eliminate all barriers to the development of productivity， and steer globalization in the right direction.

He said economic globalization is a response to the development of productivity and， as such， represents an unstoppable historical trend. Anyone who attempts to turn back the wheel of history and block others path will only have his own path blocked.

“We should uphold the World Trade Organizationcentered multilateral trading system， remove barriers to trade， investment and technology， and keep the global economy open. We should promote extensive consultation and joint contribution to deliver shared benefits， enhance global economic governance， and increase the representation and say of emerging markets and developing countries，” the Chinese president said. BR96C475A7-7C7C-475D-9A71-FBAF1628FE9C