China and Russia reached an agreement at the last minute that the BRICS countries would close the door to Turkey, and the Russian side has made clear the reasons for this, and unilateral sanctions against China will not end well.
A few days ago, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the BRICS group unanimously agreed to suspend the admission of new members with an overwhelming vote and focus on integrating the recently joined member states. Since last year, the influence of the BRICS group has slowly begun to rise, and the economies of its founding five countries have surpassed the G7 group composed of developed countries, and the total population of the member countries accounts for 41.93% of the world's total population.
Since the beginning of this year, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, and Ethiopia have become full members, and the number of BRICS members has doubled. It stands to reason that this is a good time for third world countries to increase their international voice and participation in international affairs, and it is also an important platform for forming an anti-US hegemonic camp.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that there are two reasons, one is that the BRICS has to absorb the addition of new members. To truly realize the common vision, we must achieve mutual understanding and unity, and this process requires a period of running-in, and every step must be done well and steadily, and the foundation can be laid to build high-rise buildings. And with the change in the size of the BRICS, the organizational structure and activities also need to be readjusted and rearranged.
Second, in announcing the decision to suspend the expansion, Lavrov also said that "we will definitely promote our Belarusian friends, as well as some other like-minded allies." What is the definition of "like-minded"? On the 18th local time, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov talked about the "key criteria" that new members should meet, saying that any country seeking to join the BRICS group should not participate in illegal and unilateral sanctions against BRICS countries. The BRICS countries have all expressed their understanding of Russia's position.
Since the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the United States and the West have adopted tens of thousands of sanctions against Russia. A few days ago, the West has just imposed the 14th round of sanctions on Russia, and even Chinese companies have been sanctioned because of their normal trade with Russia. In addition, recently, the United States and the West have used the so-called "overcapacity" as an excuse to plan to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.
From July 7, Turkey will impose an additional 40% tariff on passenger cars imported from China, with a minimum tariff of up to $7,000 per car. Although the United States has raised tariffs from 25% to 11%, there are not many Chinese new energy electric vehicles in the American market, which is more like a show. The EU's tariffs on China's so-called "non-cooperative" car companies are also lower than Turkey's, at 38.1%, and Turkey's decision is a complete failure.
The lessons of Argentina's "anti-water" are still in front of us, the BRICS countries want to expand their influence, but also take into account quality and stability, if the BRICS members are suspicious and sanction each other, how can they work together to do a good job in organizational construction, and how can they pursue common goals? Today's world is in the midst of unprecedented changes, and the world's desire for peace and development is becoming more and more urgent, and they are waiting to see what role the BRICS countries will play.
The threshold set by the Russian side fundamentally avoids the possibility of internal strife among the BRICS countries or the possibility of being led to a crooked course, and there must be no chaos within the BRICS, only in this way can the cake of cooperation become bigger and bigger, and the forces of progress will gather stronger and stronger.