*History abounds with formidable challenges from which the world has emerged as an even safer and better place, and those triumphs over adversity have testified that cooperation and common development are crucial in turning the tide. *"Where is the world headed: Peace or war? Progress or regression? Openness or isolation? Cooperation or confrontation? These are choices of the times that we are confronted with," Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday in his keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the BRICS Business Forum.
BRICS means a lot not only to emerging markets among its member countries,but also to those beyond BRICS, a South African scholar has remarked. (Photo courtesy of the interviewee) “You have all continents involved in BRICS and I think that that in itself brings in an advantage, particularly for opening of markets in terms of the trade of goods and services,” said David Monyae, associate professor of International Relations and Political Science and the Director of the Centre for Africa-China Studies at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa.
The continued spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical conflicts have fueled overlapping crises in today's world. Concerns for the future of humanity and deficits in global governance continue to pile up and demand utmost attention.
BEIJING, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Experts worldwide said that Chinese President Xi Jinping's speech offers the international community his insights into addressing common challenges of mankind and promoting win-win cooperation and openness in pursuit of peace, stability and sustainable global development. As the present-day world is living through drastic changes and a pandemic both unseen in a century, economic globalization has been facing strong headwinds and global development has suffered major setbacks.
