In close attention of Western public opinion, the leaders of the BRICS countries held the 15th meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa this week.In the absence of Russian President Putin, the leaders and representatives of the Five Kingdoms and representatives announced the official expansion on Thursday (August 24) after three days of closed -door summits: Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAEIt will officially become new members from January next year.

Except Argentina, three other new members are the Middle East and two are African countries.The BRICS has changed from the five kingdoms to the "BRICS Eleven". There are many countries waiting in line to wait for the "gold". The big background is the geopolitical tension caused by the Russian and Ukraine War, and the prominent governance issues exposed by the United States and some Western countries.Under the catalytic of these factors, more developing countries strive to seek other options outside the Western -led international order. China plays the role of leading sheep in China, and its international influence has also risen.

However, compared to more than 22 countries, "knocking bricks" -The official expression to join the willingness, this time only included in the six countries, it can be seen that the interior of the BRICS has also been compromised.Iran, who was tight relations with the United States, was able to "enter the brick", and Venezuela, who was also tense with Western relations, was rejected.In addition to because Venezuela's value is not unique, it also reflects that some existing members do not want the BRICS to be hostile to the United States, and they are also worried that the world will return to the Cold War in the Cold War of the Camp.Balance.

As for the economic crisis and the inflation rate of more than 100%in the past year, Argentina has also passed the level. It is believed that Brazil has played a role. Indian Prime Minister Modi is estimated that there are too many Muslim countries in the brick.Indonesian President Zoko also went to Johannesburg this week to attend the summit, but Indonesia did not "enter the brick" in the end.

Earlier, India and Brazil have been reserved for expansion.Reuters quoted local officials that during the summit, Modi suddenly proposed a new standard of admission on Wednesday, including the new member cannot be the object of international sanctions -obvious sword refers to Iran and Venezuela, and must meet the minimum per capita income level. There are BRICS countries.Officials privately described India that "a bit of a destructive".

But India did not stop the BRICS expansion in the end. It can be seen that this is the general trend.

Tracing back, Bric is the earliest concept created by Goldman Sachs Economist O'Neal in 2001. O'Neal foresees that Brazil, Russia, India, and China will rise rapidly, that is, the first English letters of the four countries to form BRIC.It is cleverly called "BRICS".In 2010, South Africa joined, and Bric was upgraded to Brigs.

In 2009, the first summit of the BRICS held the first summit, and an international cooperation mechanism appeared, which also made BRICS cooperation with political meaning.However, what role this loose club can play in international affairs has always been beaten on a deep question mark. After 2010, Brazil and Russia have lost their prosperous development trend.Former O'Neal also wrote an article complaining that "when will the BRICS five grow up?"

However, the leaders of the BRICS countries have not been absent from any year's summit for 14 years, and they will be held online even during the epidemic.The Five Kingdoms established a new Development Bank in Shanghai, China in 2014. It has provided approximately US $ 33 billion ($ 44.5 billion) to provide emerging countries with not large financial support.

Nowadays, the five BRICS countries have indeed "grown up", and the proportion of the world economy has increased significantly, but the internal differences and conflicts of interest are bound to increase with expansion.The tension between Iran and the United States will bring the BRICS mechanism, making it more difficult to achieve consensus, and it is more difficult to move.If you think that "Brick Eleven" will unite into an internationally internationally unwavering coordination force, it really thinks too much.

It has a greater role is to build momentum. It is to increase opportunities for business cooperation, take up the international status and reputation of participating countries, and buy an insurance that will not be isolated globally when I offense the United States.Selected symbols.These purposes have been achieved, but how this momentum is maintained is also a matter of attention.

For example, Russian President Putin did not go to South Africa to attend the summit in person.Because South African President Rama Puza could not guarantee that he would not implement the arrest warrant of the International Criminal Court, Putin had to attend the meeting online.When the other four countries leaders raised their hands together, he could only show the upper body through the screen, making the picture embarrassed.

At the same time, just on Thursday, the leader of the Wagner Group, who was rebelled two months ago, was in a area north of Moscow.This may help consolidate Putin's power, but from Perigo's rebellion to the crash of unknown reasons, it reveals the undercurrent of the Dark Russian power struggle.As one of the major BRICS countries, the stability of Russia's internal political situation will directly affect the overall development of the BRICS organizations.

Chinese official on Tuesday did not attend the BRICS Business Leader Forum in South Africa. The Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao made a speech on behalf of the Chinese Minister of Commerce.reason.However, a few hours later, Chinese officials still had dinner with the leaders of the BRICS countries. They also attended the summit on Wednesday Fourth Fourth, and conducted many bilateral meetings. From the shots of the news, he could easily talk about it, and his spirit was good.

Scholars speculate that the head of state should be compact to the schedule of the head of state, long activity time, and tiredness under physical load, so that the Minister of Commerce attended a meeting on behalf of him.In the end, the expansion of the BRICS expansion of China has achieved positive results, but it can be imagined that the continuous competition between China and the United States, and the severe domestic economic situation, all give the senior executives of Chinese high -level no loose opportunities, and the burden on the shoulders is hundreds of pounds.