The October 28 People’s Daily, in an article headlined “Xi Offers Chinese Approach To Strengthen BRICS Cooperation,” reports that at the Oct. 22-24 BRICS summit held in Kazan, Chinese President Xi Jinping introduced a series of concrete science and technology initiatives to strengthen the effectiveness of the BRICS’ development plans. China Daily paraphrased the Chinese President that China advocates for global peace and acts as a driving force for the world economy.
Yet, how to promote high-quality development? Cultivating new quality productive forces is China’s exploration and practice, he said. During the Kazan summit, President Xi pointed out that “We should build a BRICS committed to innovation, and we must all act as pioneers of high-quality development.”
President Xi asserted, in People’s Daily’s paraphrase, China has set up a China-BRICS science and innovation incubation park for the new era, jointly established a BRICS Framework on Industrial Cooperation for Sustainable Development with other BRICS countries, and launched a China-BRICS Artificial Intelligence Development and Cooperation Center. In the future, Xi continued, China will establish a BRICS Deep-Sea Resources International Research Center, a China Center for Cooperation on Development of Special Economic Zones in BRICS Countries, a China Center for BRICS Industrial Competencies, and a BRICS Digital Ecosystem Cooperation Network.