​Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian’s Regular Press Conference on September 9, 2025

CGTN: President Xi Jinping attended the virtual BRICS Summit and delivered an important speech last night. Can you share more information and the outcomes of the summit?

Lin Jian: BRICS offers an important platform for greater solidarity and cooperation among emerging markets and developing countries. Leaders from BRICS countries held the virtual summit to have in-depth exchanges of views and reached extensive consensus on the current international economic and trade environment and safeguarding the multilateral system. This bears great significance to deepening the BRICS partnership and enhancing the interests of the Global South, and has provided new impetus for the high-quality development of greater BRICS cooperation. 

President Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the summit. He pointed out that as transformation unseen in a century is accelerating across the world, BRICS countries, standing at the forefront of the Global South, should act on the BRICS Spirit of openness, inclusiveness and win-win cooperation, and uphold three principles. First, we should uphold multilateralism to defend international fairness and justice. Second, we should uphold openness and win-win cooperation to safeguard the international economic and trade order. Third, we should uphold solidarity and cooperation to foster synergy for common development. President Xi Jinping also elaborated on the major content of the Global Governance Initiative, stressing that BRICS countries should follow the principle of extensive consultation and joint contribution for shared benefit, actively promote greater democracy in international relations, and improve the global governance system through reform so as to tackle more effectively the common challenges for humanity.

As President Xi Jinping noted, as long as we step up to take our responsibilities and look out for each other, the giant ship of BRICS will brave the shifting international tides and sail far and steady. China stands ready to work with other parties to deliver on the common understandings reached at the summit, jointly take greater BRICS cooperation onto a new stage and make new contribution to building an equal and orderly multipolar world and a universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization.

The following question was raised after the press conference: It's reported that the Israeli army has destroyed multiple high-rise buildings in Gaza. On September 8, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told residents of Gaza City to leave now, saying troops were being assembled to enter the city. What's China's response?

Lin Jian: It has been over 700 days since the conflict in Gaza broke out, which killed 64,000 people there and caused an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. China opposes and condemns any move that harms civilians, disrupts civilian facilities, and violates international law. We urge Israel to immediately stop its military operation in Gaza, realize a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire as soon as possible, and prevent a humanitarian crisis on a larger scale.