BRICS mechanism becomes backbone of Global South cooperation: spokesman

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BRICS mechanism becomes backbone of Global South cooperation: spokesman

2025-04-23 21:27 Last Updated At：22:07

The BRICS mechanism is emerging as a backbone of the Global South cooperation, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said at a press briefing in Beijing on Wednesday.

Guo made the statement in response to a media query on the upcoming BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting, scheduled to take place in Brazil from April 28 to 29. "The BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from April 28 to 29, when a dialog involving foreign ministers of member states and partner countries will be staged on the sidelines of the meeting. Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi will exchange views with various parties on BRICS cooperation, current international and regional landscape, and other issues of common concerns, and make preparations for the 17th BRICS Summit," said Guo.

"The BRICS cooperation mechanism came into being in the historic tide of collective rise of Global South countries. It complies with the international community's expectations on safeguarding world peace, promoting common development and improving global governance, and is emerging as a backbone of the Global South cooperation and an engine of its growth," he said.

"This will be the first Foreign Ministers' Meeting since the BRICS family accepted Indonesia as a new full member and nine partner countries. China stands ready to work with other all parties to jointly build a more comprehensive, close, practical and inclusive partnership, make BRICS' contributions to upholding multilateralism, equity and justice, and advance the high-quality development of greater BRICS cooperation," he said.

China's railways handle 1.46 bln passenger trips in Jan-April, setting new record

2025-05-15 16:56 Last Updated At：17:07

China's railways handled 1.46 billion passenger trips from January to April this year, marking a 5.9 percent year-on-year increase and setting a record high for the same period, according to the China State Railway Group on Thursday.

To meet the rising demand for travel, a new batch of bullet trains capable of running 350 kilometers per hour was put into operation during the first four months, significantly improving travel efficiency. Meanwhile, transport capacity was also expanded on popular routes.

During the period, an average of 11,224 passenger trains were operated daily across the country, up 7.1 percent compared to the same period last year.

The growth of rail tourism also contributed to the surge. In the first four months, a total of 367 tourist trains were launched nationwide, up 23 percent year on year.

Cross-border rail travel saw a notable rise as well from January to April, with the railways handling 5.687 million trips by foreign travelers, up 32.1 percent year on year.