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.
金砖国家
金砖国家，因引用巴西（Brazil）、俄罗斯（Russia）、印度（India）、中国（China）、南非（South Africa） 五个国家英文名称首字母组成的缩写词“BRICS”而得名。2006年，金砖国家外长举行首次会晤，开启金砖国家合作序幕。2009年，金砖国家领导人举行首次会晤，推动这一合作升级至峰会层次。2011年，南非正式加入金砖国家， 金砖国家扩为五国。2023年8月，沙特、埃及、阿联酋、阿根廷、伊朗、埃塞俄比亚获邀加入金砖国家合作机制。金砖国家是全球新兴经济体的代表，在全球经济治理中捍卫广大发展中国家的利益。在金砖国家合作中，中国始终秉持开放包容、合作共赢的金砖精神，坚定不移做金砖合作的建设者和贡献者，与其他金砖国家团结协作，共同推动金砖国家高质量发展。
目前，金砖国家合作已形成以领导人会晤为引领，以安全事务高级代表会议、外长会晤等部长级会议为支撑，在经贸、财金、科技、农业、文化、教育、卫生、智库、友城等数十个领域开展务实合作的多层次架构，成为促进世界经济增长、完善全球治理、推动国际关系民主化的建设性力量。
