China warmly welcomes the new member of BRICS and stands ready for greater BRICS cooperation in the future, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Tuesday.
Brazil, the BRICS chair for the year of 2025, released a statement on Monday announcing that Indonesia has become a full member of the BRICS.
Countries such as Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Cuba and Bolivia have become BRICS partners on the first day of 2025.
At a regular press conference in Beijing, Guo said, "China warmly welcomes the new member of the 'BRICS family'. The BRICS cooperation mechanism owes its birth to the historical trend of the collective rise of emerging markets and developing countries, which is in line with the expectations of the international community to maintain world peace, promote common development and improve global governance. In the nearly 20 years since its establishment, the BRICS grouping now represents nearly half of the world's population, approximately 30 percent of global GDP, and contributes more than 50 percent to global economic growth. The representativeness, appeal and influence of the BRICS cooperation mechanism have been increasing, turning it into a significant platform for promoting unity and cooperation in the Global South, as well as an important force for the reform of the global governance system."
"China is ready to work with other BRICS countries in the spirit of openness, inclusiveness and win-win cooperation to promote the high-quality development of the greater BRICS cooperation and jointly advocate an equal and orderly world multipolarization and a universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization, so as to promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind. The greater BRICS cooperation has a lot of potentials and a promising future," Guo noted.
China welcomes new BRICS member, ready for greater cooperation: FM spokesman
China welcomes new BRICS member, ready for greater cooperation: FM spokesman
China welcomes new BRICS member, ready for greater cooperation: FM spokesman
