BRICS Countries

BRICS is an acronym based on the English names of the five countries of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. In 2006, the foreign ministers of Brazil, Russia, India, and China met for the first time, marking the beginning of BRIC cooperation. In June 2009, the BRIC leaders held their first meeting in Russia, upgrading BRIC cooperation to summit level. In 2011, South Africa officially became a member, expanding BRIC to five members and changing its name to BRICS. In August 2023, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Argentina, Iran and Ethiopia were invited to join the the BRICS cooperation mechanism. BRICS countries are representatives of emerging economies, and they safeguard the interests of developing countries in global economic governance. In BRICS cooperation, China has always adhered to the BRICS spirit of openness, inclusiveness and win-win cooperation. As an unswerving builder of and contributor to BRICS cooperation, China has worked with the other BRICS countries to jointly promote the group's high-quality development. 

Today, BRICS countries engage in multi-level result-oriented cooperation in dozens of fields including economics and trade, finance, science and technology, agriculture, culture, education, health, think tanks, and sister cities through a framework led by the BRICS Summit and supported by ministerial meetings such as the Meeting of BRICS High Representatives for Security Issues and the Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Foreign Affairs. The BRICS has become a major force to boost world economic growth, improve global governance, and promote democratization of international relations.

金磚國家

金磚國家，因引用巴西（Brazil）、俄羅斯（Russia）、印度（India）、中國（China）、南非（South Africa） 五個國家英文名稱首字母組成的縮寫詞“BRICS”而得名。2006年，金磚國家外長舉行首次會晤，開啟金磚國家合作序幕。2009年，金磚國家領導人舉行首次會晤，推動這一合作升級至峰會層次。2011年，南非正式加入金磚國家， 金磚國家擴為五國。2023年8月，沙特、埃及、阿聯酋、阿根廷、伊朗、埃塞俄比亞獲邀加入金磚國家合作機制。金磚國家是全球新興經濟體的代表，在全球經濟治理中捍衛廣大發展中國家的利益。在金磚國家合作中，中國始終秉持開放包容、合作共贏的金磚精神，堅定不移做金磚合作的建設者和貢獻者，與其他金磚國家團結協作，共同推動金磚國家高質量發展。

目前，金磚國家合作已形成以領導人會晤為引領，以安全事務高級代表會議、外長會晤等部長級會議為支撐，在經貿、財金、科技、農業、文化、教育、衛生、智庫、友城等數十個領域開展務實合作的多層次架構，成為促進世界經濟增長、完善全球治理、推動國際關系民主化的建設性力量。