Ben Norton updates BRICS numbers
BRICS keeps expanding. As a new full member, it added Indonesia, the 4th most populous country with the 7th largest economy on Earth.
BRICS now has 10 members and 8 partners. Together they make up 41.4% of global GDP (PPP) and half the world population.
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China provided a succinct summary of the main goals of BRICS:
"BRICS is a main platform for promoting solidarity and cooperation of the Global South and a major force driving the reform of the global governance system. BRICS countries are always committed to multilateralism,… pic.twitter.com/YZWlhFwRZS
— Ben Norton (@BenjaminNorton) January 7, 2025
The simplicity and certainty of cooperative intention that emanates from China is breathtaking. The world is on the right course while violent tantrums continue meanwhile. This statement also answers any queries about China’s moral responsibility for its non interventionism. China is doing the most moral and effective kind of non… Read more »