STORY: Xi calls for more just, equitable world order at BRICS forum
DATELINE: Aug. 24, 2023
LENGTH: 00:02:08
LOCATION: JOHANNESBURG, South Africa
CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of South Africa and the 15th BRICS Summit
2. various of BRICS countries
3. various of South Africa
4. various of South Africa's economic sectors
5. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SIAZONGO SIAKALENGE, Zambian Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet-Finance and Economic Development
6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CAVINCE ADHERE, Kenya-based international relations scholar
7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANIL SOOKLAL, South Africa's BRICS Sherpa
8. various of South Africa's infrastructure and economic sectors
9. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MONICA MUTSVANGWA, Zimbabwean Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services
10. various of Sino-African cooperation
11. shot of natural landscape

STORYLINE:

Xi calls for more just, equitable world order at BRICS forum

Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed China's willingness to deepen solidarity and cooperation with other emerging markets and developing countries to push for a more just and equitable world order,

in a speech read out by Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao at the BRICS Business Forum 2023.

Xi stressed
Right now, changes in the world, in our times and 
in history are unfolding in ways like never before, 
bringing human society to a critical juncture.

Xi stressed
The course of history will be 
shaped by the choices we make.

Xi stressed 
We in all countries need to uphold the correct 
views of the world, of history and of our 
overall interests, and act to translate 
the vision of a community with 
a shared future for mankind into reality.

Xi stressed 
We need to promote development and prosperity for all.
We need to achieve universal security.
We need to stay committed to exchanges 
among civilizations and mutual learning.

Xi stressed
The collective rise of emerging markets and
developing countries (EMDCs) represented by BRICS 
is fundamentally changing the global landscape.

Xi stressed 
As a developing country and a member of 
the Global South, China breathes the same 
breath with other developing countries 
and pursues a shared future with them.

Xi stressed 
Going forward, as it endeavors to achieve 
modernization for its more than 1.4 billion 
people, China will surely contribute even more 
to the global economy and provide even more 
opportunities for the global business community.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SIAZONGO SIAKALENGE, Zambian Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet-Finance and Economic Development
"(President Xi's) speech, I think, gave a lot of hope to the developing world. China is promoting not only equitable development throughout the developing South, but (also) throughout the world."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CAVINCE ADHERE, Kenya-based international relations scholar
"China, which is a major member of the BRICS, has had a very strong and sustained cooperation with the developing South, especially African countries. And more countries want to associate with it."

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANIL SOOKLAL, South Africa's BRICS Sherpa
"BRICS is that center of gravity today for the Global South. So everyone wants to gravitate and be part of BRICS. BRICS is about partnership. It's about cooperation. It's about working together."

SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MONICA MUTSVANGWA, Zimbabwean Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services
"We look forward to working even closer with the BRICS. We believe in the BRICS. We believe we are going to work together and to advance together."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Johannesburg, South Africa.
(XHTV)