[Xi Jinping summarizes the development achievements of BRICS in the past 20 years] On the afternoon of September 12, local time, President Xi Jinping attended the first phase of the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Meeting in New Delhi and delivered an important speech. Xi Jinping pointed out that this year marks the 20th anniversary of cooperation among BRICS countries. Over the past 20 years, the BRICS cooperation mechanism has continued to grow and develop, showing great vitality and becoming the most influential cooperation platform for emerging markets and developing countries in the world today. This is 20 years of self-reliance and self-reliance. As the first phalanx of the global South, the BRICS countries insist on independence, actively explore development paths that suit their own national conditions, and have become a model for emerging markets and developing countries to unite and strengthen themselves. This has been 20 years of standing together through thick and thin. The BRICS countries are not afraid of difficulties and forge ahead, working together to cope with challenges such as the international financial crisis, the COVID-19 epidemic, and climate change, firmly safeguarding the common interests of the global South, and providing stability and positive energy to the world. This has been a fruitful 20 years. The BRICS countries have achieved historic expansion, established an all-round and multi-level cooperation structure, continuously deepened cooperation in trade, investment, finance, science and technology, and entered a new stage of high-quality development of "Greater BRICS Cooperation". (CCTV News)