China Confident in BRICS's 'Bright Prospect' After Expansion: Foreign Ministry

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - On January 1, full membership formally began for the new BRICS members, who were invited to join the organization at the bloc's August summit in South Africa.
Beijing is fully confident in BRICS’s bright future after expansion, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Tuesday.
"Let me make it very clear that we are fully confident in the BRICS’ future," Wang told a briefing, proceeding to say "You mentioned the fact that BRICS now has 10 member states. That shows exactly its bright prospect."
BRICS's expansion "serves the common aspiration of emerging markets and developing countries, and follows the global trend towards multipolarity," the spokesman said.
He voiced Beijing's intention to work with BRICS members and "strive for new results in greater BRICS cooperation."
July 27, 2023. Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of Guinea-Bissau, Chairman of the Economic Community of West African Countries Umaro Sissoco Embalo at the official meeting ceremony of the heads of delegations participating in the II Russia-Africa Summit in St. Petersburg. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 01.01.2024
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