Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, August 19th:Injecting new impetus into BRICS cooperation and creating new prospects for South-South cooperation——The international community expects President Xi Jinping to attend the 15th BRICS Summit and pay a state visit to South Africa
Xinhua News Agency reporter
At the invitation of President Ramaphosa of the Republic of South Africa, President Xi Jinping will attend the 15th BRICS Summit held in Johannesburg, South Africa from August 21 to 24 and pay a state visit to South Africa. During his stay in South Africa, Xi Jinping will also co-chair the China-Africa Leaders’ Dialogue with Cyril Ramaphosa.
The international community is paying close attention to President Xi Jinping’s visit. People from all walks of life overseas said that they look forward to listening to President Xi Jinping’s important proposals on strengthening BRICS cooperation, promoting South-South cooperation, improving global governance, and promoting world development and prosperity. Progress, I believe that President Xi Jinping’s trip to South Africa will definitely push the China-South Africa comprehensive strategic partnership to a new height.
Promoting BRICS cooperation to write a new chapter
The BRICS countries account for 26% of the world’s area, 42% of the population, and 25% of the total economic output, representing the historical trend of the group rise of developing countries. “True gold can be seen in the fire”, BRICS cooperation has braved the wind and waves for 17 years and has become an important platform for emerging market countries and developing countries to unite and strengthen themselves. How to respond to the new international situation and start a new golden voyage is the focus of this BRICS summit.
On August 17, in Johannesburg, South Africa, workers set up banners for the BRICS summit outside the Sandton Convention and Exhibition Center. (Photographed by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhang Yudong)
“I am very much looking forward to listening to President Xi Jinping’s speech at the BRICS leaders’ meeting, and hope to get important inspirations from it to strengthen BRICS cooperation and global governance.” Irina Koku, associate professor of the Department of Economics, St. Petersburg State University, Russia Shkina said, “China has set an example of equality and mutually beneficial cooperation, playing the role of a major country that balances and stabilizes international relations.”
Last year, China hosted the BRICS leaders’ meeting for the third time and achieved a number of major achievements: the BRICS “Joint Statement on Supporting the Reform of the Multilateral Trading System and the WTO” was issued, the first “BRICS Food Security Cooperation Strategy” was reached, and the establishment of “BRICS Technology Transfer Center Network”, reached “BRICS Digital Economy Partnership Framework”… Kokushkina said, “Last year’s BRICS ‘China Year’ results were unprecedented in quantity and quality. BRICS cooperation The mechanism has developed into an important platform for cooperation among developing countries, and the momentum of cooperation will be continued and developed at this meeting.”
“This BRICS summit has attracted worldwide attention,” said Marcos Pires, director of the Institute of Economics and International Studies at the State University of Sao Paulo in Brazil. and other aspects of the Chinese program”. Pires believes that the leaders’ meeting is expected to achieve positive results, especially the establishment of new action platforms in the fields of trade, currency, and climate governance. In addition, “people are eagerly looking forward to the ‘expansion’ of the BRICS.”
Kenneth Creamer, economic adviser to the President of South Africa, pointed out that “President Xi Jinping has called for strengthening global cooperation and improving the level of global trade on various occasions. His attendance at the meeting will inject new impetus into the development of BRICS cooperation.” He said, For more than a decade, the BRICS cooperation mechanism has achieved great success in promoting trade exchanges and cooperation among member countries. The BRICS countries should continue to promote mutually beneficial cooperation and jointly promote the development of the world economy in a more just and inclusive direction.
“The BRICS cooperation mechanism provides countries with different traditions, cultures and languages a constructive platform for the exchange of ideas and ideas, and actively promotes the process of world multi-polarization and the harmonious development of diverse civilizations. This is one of the attractive charms of the BRICS mechanism. “Victoria Panova, vice president of the Russian Higher University of Economics, said that one of the main topics of the leaders’ meeting is to discuss how to “expand”, which will show inclusiveness and ensure the efficiency of the BRICS mechanism.
Kantan, an Indian political analyst, said that looking at the world’s population, four-fifths live in developing countries. But where are the voices of these people living in developing countries? “We need multilateral institutions that truly represent the ‘global South’, and the BRICS cooperation mechanism can play that role.”
Promoting new developments in China-Africa and South-South cooperation
Like-minded people are not far away from mountains and seas. During this leaders’ meeting, leaders of BRICS countries will hold dialogues with leaders of African countries and other emerging markets and developing countries. During his stay in South Africa, President Xi Jinping will also co-chair the China-Africa Leaders’ Dialogue with South African President Ramaphosa. People from many countries expressed the expectation that China and emerging markets and developing countries in Africa and other regions will jointly discuss plans to deepen cooperation, lead the construction of a China-Africa community with a shared future to make new progress, and give new impetus to safeguarding international fairness and justice, promoting multilateralism, and promoting South-South cooperation.
“We look forward to more in-depth exchanges between President Xi Jinping and leaders of African and other regional countries during the BRICS leaders’ meeting, to propose more new ideas and plans for future China-Africa and BRICS-Africa cooperation, and to promote South Africa. Cooperation between South Africa and South Africa is moving forward.” Jean-Eric Rakouto Alisuva, a law professor at the University of Antananarivo in Madagascar, said that in the past few decades, Africa-China cooperation has become increasingly close, trade exchanges have developed rapidly, and the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” The “Road” initiative not only helps African countries improve their infrastructure construction, but also makes long-term important contributions to improving the health of African people and ensuring food security in Africa.
People see that the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” is bringing new opportunities for China-Africa cooperation. “Exporting to China” has become a topic of discussion for more and more African farmers and exporters. From Madagascar essential oils, Kenyan flowers, Zambian oil paintings and gemstones, From Ethiopian coffee, Zimbabwean woodcarving, and South African wine, diversified African products are exported to China. The Chinese market brings stable income and development opportunities to Africans.
On June 29, at the Changsha International Convention and Exhibition Center, Alfred Anthony, an exhibitor of the 3rd China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo, introduced Ethiopian coffee. (Photographed by Xinhua News Agency reporter Sun Ruibo)
“China is a cooperative partner of Africa. It shares development opportunities with Africa and is committed to safeguarding the collective interests of developing countries. President Xi Jinping’s second visit to the African continent will surely promote broader cooperation between the two sides.” Kavens Ade, an expert on international affairs in Kenya Hill said that promoting the development of Africa, promoting economic recovery after the epidemic, deepening mutually beneficial cooperation between the two sides, and promoting the construction of the African Continental Free Trade Area are expected to become important topics in the dialogue between Africa and China.
“I hope that Africa and China can use the BRICS cooperation mechanism to carry out more extensive cooperation in the fields of politics, economy, society, and culture.” Guinean international relations scholar Boubacar Barry said, “African countries will have more opportunities to learn from China and other countries. The development experience of the BRICS countries will help African countries develop their economies and find a development path suitable for their own national conditions.”
Statistics show that since the establishment of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation 23 years ago, Chinese companies have built and upgraded more than 10,000 kilometers of railways, nearly 100,000 kilometers of roads, nearly 1,000 bridges, nearly 100 ports, and a large number of hospitals and schools in Africa. More than 4.5 million jobs were created. According to a survey report released last year by the Kenyan think tank “Interregional Economic Network”, China’s cooperation with Africa has been highly recognized by Africans in terms of infrastructure construction, rapid decision-making and timely completion of engineering projects.
Kofi Tutu, an analyst at Simba Enterprise Strategic Development Company in Ghana, is deeply touched by China’s strong support for the economic and social development of African countries over the years. “China has made many positive efforts to help African countries deal with their debt problems, helping African countries ease their development burden and achieve independent development. China-Africa cooperation has become a model of South-South cooperation.” The platform of the cooperation mechanism has further promoted Africa-China cooperation to a new level.
Focusing on Africa is part of the focus of South Africa’s work during the current BRICS presidency. The BRICS leaders’ meeting will discuss how to promote cooperation between BRICS and African countries to promote the development and economic growth of the African continent. Charles Onunayju, director of the China Research Center in Nigeria, highly agrees with the continued expansion of the cross-regional cooperation platform of the BRICS countries, and believes that this will “create a larger market and provide greater assistance to global economic growth.” Onunayju believes that The significance of the BRICS cooperation mechanism is that it responds to the widespread voices of countries in the “Global South”. “China has played an extremely important role in the BRICS cooperation mechanism, which is in line with China’s concept of multilateralism. The ‘Three Major Initiatives’ put forward by President Xi Jinping ‘Is an important contribution to the world, will unite efforts to promote the construction of a more open and inclusive international order.”
“Today’s world is facing serious challenges of various public issues such as climate change and energy shortage, and it is urgent to formulate targeted public policies to solve the problems. The ‘three major initiatives’ proposed by China provide cooperation, development A new platform.” Ana Garcia, director of Brazil’s BRICS Policy Research Center, said that it is very important for the meeting to be held in Africa. “This is a continent that needs more attention and cooperation from the world.” We look forward to President Xi Jinping sharing China’s development experience during the BRICS leaders’ meeting and further promoting South-South cooperation.
Promoting China-South Africa relations to a new height
In the mountains of the De A region in central South Africa, white wind turbines stand proudly. The strong wind blows, and the blades of the fan rotate slowly. This is the De A wind power project operated by China Longyuan Power Group South Africa Company. The person in charge of the South African partner of the project commented that the project has made positive contributions to the clean and low-carbon development of South Africa, and left South Africa with a sustainable “green bank”, which is also a symbol of the friendly relations between the two countries and the friendship between the two peoples. witness.
This is the fan of Longyuan South Africa’s De’A wind power project taken in De’A Town, Northern Cape Province, South Africa on August 10. (Photographed by Xinhua News Agency reporter Dong Jianghui)
Comrades plus brothers is a symbol of the special friendly relationship between China and South Africa. People from all walks of life in South Africa generally believe that President Xi Jinping’s upcoming state visit to South Africa will push the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and South Africa to a new level, promote the building of a high-level China-South Africa community with a shared future, and inject valuable impetus into the development of China-South Africa relations and even Africa.
“President Xi Jinping’s visit to South Africa will undoubtedly further enhance the level of bilateral relations.” Hippo Mantura, a researcher on African and international affairs at the University of South Africa, said that in recent years, South Africa-China relations have made considerable progress. The BRICS mechanism, China-Africa cooperation Forums and other multilateral frameworks help the two countries to further deepen bilateral relations. In the context of the current era, this visit is of great significance and will bring new opportunities for cooperation between the two countries in trade and other fields and promote the development of bilateral relations.
South Africa and China have a thriving economic relationship. China is currently South Africa’s largest global trading partner, and South Africa is China’s largest trading partner in Africa. Foneka Yazni April, coordinator of the BRICS Research Center of the Humanities Research Council of South Africa, believes that the economic and trade relations between the two countries have reached a very high level, and believes that this visit will further promote investment exchanges between the two countries in various fields. Create a broader prospect for the development of bilateral relations.
“In South Africa, it is already a very strong desire to continue to develop friendly relations with China.” South African political analyst and chairman of the South African Public Service Commission Somada Fickney said that he believes that President Xi Jinping’s visit to South Africa will promote The quality of the relationship between the two countries has been upgraded.
“In the past ten years, the friendly relations between South Africa and China have led to a substantial increase in bilateral trade.” Dominique Preus, executive of the South African Economic Forecasting Network, said that President Xi Jinping’s visit will bring new opportunities for the development of bilateral relations. Mutual trust continues to increase, and investment in each other’s start-ups will also increase, which will definitely help the development of the two countries.”
South African Presidential Minister Ente Shawini said that South Africa has always cherished its relationship with China. The cooperation between the two countries has achieved fruitful results over the years, and the booming trade between the two countries is the best example. President Xi Jinping’s visit to South Africa will not only enhance the friendship between South Africa and China, but also help promote the friendly cooperation between China and the entire African continent.
“We are looking forward to receiving President Xi Jinping in South Africa, looking forward to the further improvement of South Africa-China economic and trade exchanges and people-to-people and cultural exchanges, and looking forward to President Xi Jinping’s visit to further promote the in-depth development of Africa-China relations.” Nteshawini said. (Comprehensive Xinhua News Agency foreign correspondent reports, note-takers: Xie Lin, Wang Yanan, Chang Tiantong)
Editor: Zheng Jianlong
2023-08-20 00:55:54
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