Revisit "Rainbow Country" Xi Jinping South Africa Will Start "BRICS Time" Xi Jinping | BRICS | Time

China News Agency reporter Guo Jinchao and Huang Yuqin

On August 20th local time, banners of the BRICS Summit were hung on the streets of Johannesburg, South Africa. The 15th meeting of BRICS leaders will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa. Photo by Sheng Jiapeng, journalist from China News Agency

We know each other far and near, and thousands of miles are still neighbors. Although separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, friendly exchanges between China and South Africa have a long history. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations 25 years ago, the relationship between the two countries has continuously upgraded from a partnership to a strategic partnership, and then to a comprehensive strategic partnership. South African scholars have claimed that the relationship between China and South Africa has entered a "golden age".

China is willing to enhance the level of bilateral relations with South Africa and build a high-level community with a shared future between China and South Africa.

An analysis suggests that through the leadership of the head of state's diplomacy, the two countries are expected to further deepen and solidify cooperation in areas such as trade, investment, and energy. As the first African country to join the "the Belt and Road" initiative, South Africa is expected to make new progress in the docking of the development strategies of the two countries during this visit on the tenth anniversary of the "the Belt and Road" initiative.

China and South Africa are both important developing countries in the world, and their relationship has long surpassed bilateral boundaries and is increasingly having a global impact.

China and Africa have always been a community with a shared future, and cooperation between China and Africa continues to deepen and solidify, with economic and trade cooperation becoming a new highlight of bilateral cooperation. More and more products from African countries are favored by Chinese consumers, and new energy vehicles and popular clothing from China are also integrated into the daily lives of African people. According to media comments, the impressive "transcript" of China Africa cooperation not only drives Africa's revitalization, but also creates more favorable conditions for international cooperation with Africa.

Those who intersect with their hearts will become distant. The outside world has reason to expect that during this dialogue, China will engage in in-depth exchanges with Africa around the theme of "assisting African integration and building a high-level community with a shared future between China and Africa" on how to jointly promote their respective modernization undertakings and create a peaceful, just, and open development environment.

This meeting is the first offline meeting of leaders of BRICS countries in over three years, and it is also the first time the BRICS summit has entered Africa after five years.

In September 2017, the development of the BRICS mechanism faced a crucial moment of continuity.

Nowadays, the significance of BRICS cooperation has already exceeded the scope of the five countries, and the "circle of friends" of BRICS cooperation is constantly expanding. Many countries have expressed their desire to join the BRICS cooperation mechanism. Therefore, this year, issues such as strengthening BRICS cooperation and expanding the BRICS mechanism have received special attention from the outside world.

According to foreign media comments, the development momentum of the BRICS is becoming increasingly strong, and there are also more and more "application forms" joining the BRICS. The BRICS mechanism, which upholds a new concept of cooperation, is showing strong appeal, and voices from emerging market countries and developing countries are expected to be heard by more people.

It is understood that 23 countries have officially applied to join the BRICS mechanism so far, and the host country South Africa has invited 67 leaders of African countries and "global southern" countries to attend the "BRICS Africa" meeting and the "BRICS+" dialogue. "Those who share the same aspirations do not distance themselves from the mountains and seas," this ancient Chinese saying is even more profound at this moment.

The outside world expects that this BRICS meeting will continue the good cooperation momentum of last year's BRICS "China Year", and more and more countries will join the BRICS "big family". In this process, how China will inject new impetus into BRICS cooperation and promote it to enter a new stage of high-quality development has also received high attention from the international community.

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