Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi proposes to start the process of expanding the BRICS group

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi proposed to expand the BRICS group, which currently includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The official statement of the Minister of Foreign Affairs is published on the agency’s website.

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According to the statement, by China’s proposal, it is necessary to launch the BRICS expansion process, study the standards and procedures for expansion, and gradually form a consensus.

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According to the minister, this will increase the influence of the association and make a significant contribution to the economic development of the whole world.

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Earlier, various experts expressed confidence that the crisis in Ukraine will fundamentally change the modern world order and lead to the end of US dominance. Zhang Weiwei, director of the China Institute at Fudan University, called Russia a “revolutionary” that is changing the world order.