STORY: Merits of BRICS in eyes of observers around world
DATELINE: Aug. 21, 2023
LENGTH: 00:02:53
LOCATION: Beijing
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Johannesburg
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RONNIE LINS, Director of the China-Brazil Center for Research and Business
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): MICHEL RUIMY, Economist, Professor of economy at Sciences Po Paris and ESCP Europe
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MONICA MUTSVANGWA, Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services
5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ALLAWI SSEMANDA, Senior researcher of Development Watch Center, Uganda
6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Spanish): EDUARDO REGALADO, Researcher at the International Policy Research Center of Cuba
7. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): ALLAWI SSEMANDA, Senior researcher of Development Watch Center, Uganda

STORYLINE:

The 15th BRICS Summit to be held from Aug. 22 to 24 in Johannesburg, South Africa, has attracted worldwide attention. 

More and more developing countries have shown their interest in joining the BRICS. What are the attractions of the bloc? Observers around the world have their observations.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RONNIE LINS, Director of the China-Brazil Center for Research and Business
"The BRICS could boost Brazil and other developing countries by adopting policies in tune with Chinese modernization. What are actions for peaceful development, shared prosperity, ethical-cultural strengthening, economic prosperity, and environmental harmony."

SOUNDBITE 2 (French): MICHEL RUIMY, Economist, Professor of economy at Sciences Po Paris and ESCP Europe
"It is therefore important to understand that the BRICS are helping the least developed countries to develop their economies, to reduce poverty, and above all, eliminate social inequalities. That is why I think this meeting is so important."

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MONICA MUTSVANGWA, Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services
"The theme is about BRICS and Africa. And this is very good because we are here to learn from each other. It is important to know who respects you. It is important to work with those who look at you as an equal partner. A forum is in the theme itself, is about BRICS in African countries for shared growth and equal growth, and so unbiased growth."

SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ALLAWI SSEMANDA, Senior researcher of Development Watch Center, Uganda
"Respecting the international laws is one of the major principles. They also believe in that independence, but the cohesion that is within them, the principles which they have set that all these countries agree, that high level of trust among the BRICS countries really ends up making the group very successful."

SOUNDBITE 5 (Spanish): EDUARDO REGALADO, Researcher at the International Policy Research Center of Cuba
"The exchanges that the BRICS countries have, the proposals of the BRICS countries, the BRICS bank, the BRICS financing, are benefiting the emerging economies and developing economies."

SOUNDBITE 6 (English): ALLAWI SSEMANDA, Senior researcher of Development Watch Center, Uganda
"They respect these friendly states or friendly countries when it comes to South-South cooperation. We need to work as one voice to make sure that we support even countries that are still growing, to achieve some of these goals. Unity, in the form of working as a group, unity in the form of showing other members of the world that we are not a bloc of confronting or countering the interest of the other, but we are a bloc that champions achieving a shared success."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing.
(XHTV)