The BRICS can be proud of its cooperation achievements which are multi-sectorial and multi-faceted. The progress that has been recorded is due to the collective commitment of all BRICS members to ensure the effective implementation of all its decisions which are based on consensus.

The BRICS now represents about 45 percent of the global population (3.5 billion people) and accounts for 36 percent of the world's GDP, which totals approximately $29 trillion. The bloc's collective share of global oil production stands at 44 percent, giving it massive leverage in energy security and global economic discussions.

In fact, based on the many achievements of the BRICS, it goes without saying that the BRICS platform represents one of the most significant developments in global governance. Over the past decade, the BRICS has increasingly demonstrated the ability to embark on innovative measures aimed at addressing the deep imbalances afflicting the world.

(October 15, 2024, “Celebrating multilateralism”, China Daily)

2.金砖合作机制为新兴市场国家和发展中国家提供了一个加强团结合作、维护共同利益的重要平台。金砖国家新开发银行，作为金砖机制团结合作的象征，成立9年来为成员国经济发展保驾护航，也为全球经济治理体系的完善和发展作出独特贡献。

The BRICS mechanism plays a key role in promoting cooperation among developing countries and emerging markets against the background of global geopolitical turmoil, said a UN senior economist.

The BRICS countries have become an important force in the world economic landscape, and their development experience is worth learning for the Global South countries, said Liang Guoyong, a senior economist with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, in a written interview with Xinhua.

（October 24,2024,“Interview: BRICS mechanism conducive to cooperation among developing countries -- UN economist”，People’s Daily）

The BRICS family is committed to practical cooperation. Recently, the BRICS New Development Bank approved a loan of up to $1 billion to finance water and sanitation infrastructure development in South Africa. Since its founding, the bank has provided infrastructure and sustainable development investment worth around $35 billion to BRICS countries, with the portfolio covering clean energy, energy efficiency, transport infrastructure, water and sanitation, environmental protection, digital infrastructure and social infrastructure. Besides, BRICS countries are also deepening their exchanges and cooperation in connectivity, aerospace, ecological conservation and civilization dialogue.

(October 12, 2024, “BRICS countries companions on journey of development”, People's Daily)

二、金砖国家扩员后，在全球经济中的影响力和地位进一步提升。各成员国经济产业发展的互补性显著提升，共同发展的经济韧性持续增强。

The members of the expanded BRICS share strong trade complementarities and show enormous development potential. Russia, along with newly joined countries such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Iran, are all important energy exporters, with their oil production accounting for about 40 percent of the global total. China and India are major energy consuming countries, and this complementarity will give rise to greater potential for energy cooperation. The initial “BRIC Four” were all important agricultural powers in the world, accounting for 40 percent of the world's total grain production and over 50 percent of the world's agricultural output value. Brazil's soybeans and sugar, Russia's grains and meat, and India's rice all occupy important positions in the Chinese import market. The newly joined countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iran and the UAE are also importers of agricultural products. China in turn can provide advanced and applicable agricultural technologies and referential experience for the prevention and control of animal and plant diseases and pests.

(October 09, 2024 29, 2024, “For the greater good”, China Daily)

The group’s 2024 expansion comes with a range of geopolitical implications. It represents growing economic and demographic heft: the ten BRICS countries now comprise more than a quarter of the global economy and almost half of the world’s population. The group is poised to exert influence over the wars in the Gaza Strip and Ukraine, the shape of the global economic system, the competition between China and the West, and efforts to transition to clean energy.

(October 18, 2024, “What Is the BRICS Group and Why Is It Expanding?”, Council on Foreign Relations)

三、金砖合作机制是“全球南方”国家深入参与全球治理的重要平台，为全球南方国家发展按下“加速键”，越来越多南方国家表达了加入金砖大家庭的强烈意愿。

But many Global South countries also believe the current order disadvantages their interests and privileges wealthy Western countries’. They saw inequities in the COVID response, and believed rich countries hoarded lifesaving vaccines. Global South countries have also accused the U.S. of hypocrisy over its positions on the wars in Ukraine and Gaza and suggest that the West only applies international law and norms when it suites their interests, rendering the need for what they perceive as a more fair international order.

（October 17 2024，“What’s Driving a Bigger BRICS and What Does it Mean for the U.S.?”, United States Institute of Peace）

Al-Ali, the Emirati researcher, said that BRICS aims to foster a more equitable, effective, and rational international system, noting that it will play a crucial role in promoting development and growth opportunities for Global South countries, while also ensuring the sustainability of economic and social progress.

The expert's opinion was echoed by Surasit Thanadtang, director of the Thai-Chinese Strategic Research Center under the National Research Council of Thailand.

“BRICS, being perceived as a leading voice of emerging markets and developing countries, has become an indispensable part of the current geopolitical landscape, providing a powerful tool for building a more fair, just, and multipolar world order,” he said.

(Oct 21,2024, “Why BRICS becomes increasingly appealing to Global South?”,Xinhua)

In August 2023, last year’s summit chair, South Africa, confirmed that interest in joining BRICS+ had been expressed by more than 40 countries, including Algeria, Bolivia, Indonesia, Cuba, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Comoros, Gabon and Kazakhstan. And by February 24, South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Naledi Pandor relayed to reporters that 34 countries had formally submitted expressions of interest in joining the bloc, more than 20 of which had actively submitted membership applications. All of this means, therefore, that it is virtually a foregone conclusion that BRICS+ will significantly expand in the coming months and years.

(August 13, 2024, “Why Nations Are Rushing to Join BRICS+”, International Banker)

四、部分西方国家舆论聚焦金砖机制内部的“分歧”，表示金砖国家存在内部分歧，用“分裂论”“散伙论”来质疑金砖组织的凝聚力；还有部分媒体从不同角度解读金砖机制的立场和性质，把此前存在的“中国威胁论”带到金砖国家中来，指出金砖机制有可能成七国集团（G7）的地缘政治对手。

由于各国在制度、经济和文化等方面存在差异，金砖国家确实展现出一定的多样性，但这并非部分西方媒体一再强调的“分歧”。金砖机制的凝聚力与吸引力源自各成员国对建立更加公平、包容的全球治理体系的共同愿景。

金砖国家不是军事联盟，而是一个成员国平等的国家间合作机制。金砖合作机制建立以来，金砖国家在国际事务中始终积极倡导多边主义与和平合作的理念，强调通过平等对话与协调合作解决国际争端。

In recent years, there have also been doubts as to whether further BRICS expansion would affect the organization's unity and the process of reaching a consensus. Al Jazeera published an opinion piece last year saying that taking in more members too quickly could leave BRICS incoherent, weakening rather than strengthening the bloc.

Shadrack Andile, a reporter from BRICS Africa Channel, said that the essence of pushing forward cooperation between BRICS and Global South countries is for countries to reach consensus, and that the new members will not dilute its unity. “Bringing more countries into BRICS means leaving no one behind. It’s not about competing; it's about collaborating for a better world.”

In the foreseeable future, the BRICS mechanism will evolve into a formidable force, influencing the decisions of established global institutions. The growing membership and influence of BRICS will send a powerful message that the future of global governance lies in collaborative, inclusive and equitable models, said Moustafa.

(October 25, 2024, “Xi urges 'BRICS Plus' to pursue common security, development, harmony”, Global Times)

BRICS operates differently from Western institutions like the European Union, which impose decisions that do not always align with the interests of member nations. BRICS, on the other hand, promotes collaboration without placing undue pressure on its members, making it an appealing alternative.

Lavrov underscored that BRICS has no intention of competing with or containing any country. Instead, it seeks to enhance the collective potential of its member states through cooperation in various sectors such as trade, communications, and modern technologies. This openness has sparked increasing interest, particularly from countries in South America.

(October 21, 2024, “BRICS: South America’s Gateway to a New Economic Order”, Financial Express)

Since its inception back in 2006, BRICS has always been a politically very diverse group and this diversity increased further with the 2023 enlargement decision. Within the group, one can find a socialist country (China), a monarchy (United Arab Emirates), a liberal democracy (India) and even a theocratic republic (Iran). Foreign policy and security priorities of group members significantly differ from each other, each of the member-states has its own specific relations with the West ranging from a direct confrontation (Russia) to a complex mixture of competition and cooperation (China) to an intense multidimensional collaboration (India). Being an explicitly non-Western grouping, BRICS is not and will not become even an implicitly anti-Western alliance. Moreover, many of BRICS members have traditionally exercised a lot of wariness regarding joining any rigid political and military alliances of blocks assuming that such steps could limit their sovereignty or jeopardize their foreign policy freedom of action.

(October 23, 2024, “What BRICS Cannot and What It Can Deliver”, Russian International Affairs Council)

（图片来源：BRICS Summit Photo Gallery）