context: The major BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) expansion with six new countries joining is a sign it is transforming into an organisation representing the nations of the Global South. Chinese experts also see the expansion as a creative alternative to the existing global power structure.
Wang Yi 王毅 Foreign Minister described the role and status of the Global South at a press conference during the Two Sessions on 7 March 2024.
Wang said that a stronger BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa)
- means a growing force for peace and increasing international support for justice
- should not be seen as a challenge
Wang said that BRICS expansion reflects
- the collective rise of the Global South, which
- takes up over 40 percent of the world economy, changing the global economic landscape
- is no longer the 'silent majority,' but a key force for reforming the international order
- a world evolving faster toward multipolarity
China, as per Wang
- was, is, and will be a steadfast member of the Global South
- is always a crucial force for the development and prosperity of the Global South
- looks forward to jointly creating a shining 'Southern moment' in global governance