Xi Jinping delivered a speech at the second phase of the 18th BRICS Leaders' Meeting
Xi Jinping's BRICS cooperation speech: Promoting the rise of the Global South and multilateralism Five initiatives deepen pragmatic cooperation, share open opportunities, and advance the "Belt and Road"
On the morning of September 13 local time, President Xi Jinping attended the second phase of the 18th BRICS Leaders' Meeting in New Delhi, India, and delivered a speech titled "Strengthening the Foundation of BRICS Cooperation and Expanding the Power of the Global South."
Xi said that the collective rise of the Global South is becoming an important force in promoting world multipolarity. Against the backdrop of a complex and fluid international situation, BRICS countries should strengthen unity and cooperation, play a stable and constructive role in international affairs, uphold the international rule of law, multilateralism, and the authority of the United Nations, and promote reform of the global governance system.
He also put forward five initiatives to deepen BRICS cooperation, covering open and inclusive artificial intelligence, trade and investment facilitation, digital industry cooperation, smart manufacturing cooperation, and nurturing talent through science and technology. The Chinese side stated that it will continue to promote highquality development and highlevel opening up, share opportunities with all countries, and advance highquality joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative.