Xi Jinping Calls for BRICS Cooperation’s Third “Golden Decade”

What changed

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for BRICS cooperation to enter a third “golden decade” during the first phase of the group’s 18th leaders’ meeting in New Delhi on September 12, according to China News Service. His speech, titled “Shouldering the Responsibilities of the Times and Striving to Be a Pioneering Force,” presented continued, deeper cooperation as China’s direction for the group.

No new agreement, funding package or specific initiative was announced in the report.

Why it matters

The phrase signals that Beijing wants BRICS treated as a durable and increasingly important cooperation framework, rather than simply a venue for periodic summits. If other members support that framing, future discussions could place greater emphasis on shared political and economic priorities. That remains a prospective outcome, not a result established by the speech.

What to watch next

Watch for concrete initiatives, agreements or implementation plans from subsequent BRICS discussions. The immediate significance is the strategic direction Xi advocated; the report does not identify specific measures that would define the proposed third “golden decade.”