On Five Livelihood Benefits from the Meeting of BRICS Leaders in Xiamen

　　Xinhua News Agency, Xiamen, September 4 th: Looking at the five livelihood benefits from the meeting of BRICS leaders in Xiamen

　　Xinhua news agency reporter

　　The speech made by the Chairman of the Supreme Leader during the meeting of BRICS leaders in Xiamen outlined the beautiful vision of the second "golden decade" of BRICS cooperation.

　　Unicom infrastructure, develop cross-border e-commerce, close cultural exchanges and promote scientific and technological innovation … … Looking forward to the new decade, the "heavier" blueprint for BRICS cooperation conveys five signals of people’s livelihood, which will bring benefits to the BRICS countries and the people of the world.

　　Shopping: never leave home, click the mouse to deliver exotic products to your home.

　　Russian candy, Indian handicrafts, Brazilian propolis, South African wine … … More and more special products from other BRICS countries have become hot items in online shopping in China.

　　The data shows that last year, the number of online shopping users and cross-border online retail sales of BRICS countries accounted for 47.2% and 23% of the world respectively. It is estimated that by 2022, the two figures will rise to 61% and 41% respectively, and the total online retail sales will reach 3 trillion US dollars.

　　Cultivate the value chain and big market of benefit sharing, and encourage the development of e-commerce and service trade … … Through the keynote speech delivered by the Chairman of the Supreme Leader at the opening ceremony of the BRICS Business Forum, we can see that the construction of a large market with smoother trade and investment is accelerating.

　　It can be predicted that in the next few years, those exotic products that can only be seen on movies and TV can be easily obtained by sitting at home with a mouse click.

　　Payment is an important link in e-commerce shopping. At present, in the ranking of countries and regions that use Alipay overseas, Russia and Brazil rank first and fifth respectively.

　　With the rapid development of e-commerce, Alipay will penetrate into more countries, and local people can also realize online shopping and pay water and electricity bills through "sweeping". Clothing, mobile phones, consumer electronics and other "Made in China" products from China will also enter the homes of more people in BRICS countries.

　　Li Yong, Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, believes that China is a leader in the development of e-commerce, and sharing technology and experience with developing countries, including the BRICS countries, will bring opportunities for the improvement of people’s lives in more countries.

　　Education: opening a new world for young people

　　"More and more Russian students choose to exchange and study in China." Meng Lan, a second-year graduate student at the School of Overseas Education of Xiamen University and a Russian girl, said that Xiamen’s "sea and fruit" attracted her. During the meeting, as a volunteer, she hoped to help more friends understand and like Xiamen.

　　In recent years, BRICS countries have achieved fruitful results in joint scientific research and personnel training in universities. Xiamen University, where Menglan is located, has a good "golden edge". At present, there are 360 international students from BRICS countries in Xiamen University, which are distributed in 15 colleges and research institutes including Medical College and Overseas Education College.

　　Looking forward to the new decade, the latest Beijing Education Declaration signed by the BRICS countries proposes to continue to support the members of the BRICS Network University to carry out cooperation in the fields of education, scientific research and innovation; Encourage universities in BRICS countries to join the BRICS University Alliance.

　　At present, the educational cooperation among BRICS countries is extending from higher education to basic education, from single to comprehensive, and from education to joint scientific research, information sharing and humanities exchange.

　　"It is very important to integrate the higher education system into BRICS cooperation." Ali Sitas, chairman of the National Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences in South Africa, believes that the BRICS University Alliance can help African young people open new doors to development.

　　"As a model of South-South cooperation, the BRICS countries have huge space for educational cooperation." Maxim Khomyakov, vice president of Russian Ural Federal University, said that both China and Russia attach great importance to education investment, and hope that BRICS countries will join hands to build world-class universities in the future.

　　People-to-people exchanges: Create more activities that are grounded and benefit people’s livelihood.

　　The Indian film Wrestle, Dad is sought after in China, and the China TV series Beautiful Times of Daughter-in-law and Ordinary World are hot South African screens … … Closer people-to-people exchanges have brought the people of the BRICS together.

　　"Create more activities that are grounded and benefit the people’s livelihood like cultural festivals, film festivals and sports meetings, and let the BRICS story spread all over the streets … …” The speech of the Chairman of the Supreme Leader painted a picture of the future cultural exchanges among BRICS countries.

　　The first BRICS cooperative film "Where’s the Time?" will be released globally, and the BRICS Cultural Festival will be held in Xiamen from September 15th to 22nd. More than 210 artists from five countries will appear in more than 30 events such as theater performances and film screenings.

　　"We clearly feel that China culture and China news are getting more and more attention in South Africa." Yan Qiong, general manager of China digital TV operator Sida Times South Africa Branch, said that in the future, more South African pop culture will be introduced to China, and at the same time, more China film and television dramas will be translated and played in local languages, which will narrow the emotional distance between the two peoples.

　　In addition to film and television drama exchanges, sports exchanges among BRICS countries are also surging. The meeting in Xiamen and the promotion of sports cooperation among BRICS countries have also attracted much attention.

　　Deng Yaping, a former table tennis player who participated in the business forum, said that sports have no national boundaries and are closest to the public. Through playing ball and various sports forms, they can be integrated with local people and enhance mutual exchanges and understanding.

　　Travel: "BRIC Tour" is more colorful.

　　The BRICS countries account for about 30% of the world’s land area and are rich in tourism resources. A more dynamic second "Golden Decade", more convenient visa policies and more air capacity will undoubtedly make the "BRIC Tour" more colorful.

　　"BRIC" is so big, where to see it? The "2017 BRICS Tourism Trend Report" recently released by Mama Travel Network shows that in the first seven months of this year, the number of tourists visiting the BRICS countries through Mama’s platform increased by 1.8 times year-on-year.

　　Sun Jie, CEO of Ctrip.com, said that the rich tourism resources of BRICS countries have yet to be developed, and the proportion of tourists is still small compared with the population, so there is a very broad space for tourism cooperation.

　　Che Shanglun, chairman of Xiamen Airlines Co., Ltd. said that the BRICS countries have great potential for air transport development, and expect BRICS countries to adopt a more active, open and flexible aviation policy, simplify the approval process for international routes, relax visa policies and promote personnel exchanges.

　　Smart life: "black technology" makes life better

　　The most popular cricket league in India, players’ jerseys are printed with the logo of China’s smart phone. "Made in China" is bringing "black technology" like WeChat and Meitu to Indian streets.

　　"Black technology" is on fire across mountains and seas, and "high IQ" is also "busy" beyond national boundaries.

　　Wang Xiaofeng, CEO of mobike, who attended the Business Forum, said that mobike has started to prepare for the layout of the BRICS market. At present, mobike operates in more than 170 cities around the world, and in the future, China outbound tourists can enjoy smart bike-sharing services in more countries and regions.

　　"This is an era of sharing." Cheng Wei, founder and CEO of Didi Chuxing, said that in the past year, Didi invested in the top seven largest Internet travel platforms in the world, hoping to bring many innovative products and technologies and accumulated experience in solving traffic problems in China in the past few years to foreign countries to help upgrade local industries.

　　The data shows that the BRICS countries are outstanding in scientific and technological innovation: the annual investment in R&D accounts for about 17% of the world, the export of high-tech products is nearly 6 trillion US dollars, accounting for about 28% of the world, and the number of papers published in scientific and technological journals reaches 590,000, accounting for about 27% of the world.

　　Looking forward to the new decade, BRICS countries have great potential for cooperation in the field of scientific and technological innovation. Huawei will set up its first overseas mathematics research institute in Russia, and Inspur Group and Indian UPTEC will work together to promote China universities to cultivate high-end IT talents … … There are indications that technological innovation in the future will bring the people of BRICS countries closer together and create a happy and beautiful life together. (Reporter Han Jie, Tan Xiaoxiao, Yu Jiaxin, Xu Xueyi, Ding Xiaoxi, Dong Ruifeng)