XIAMEN BRICS industry ministers met virtually on Monday, calling for more innovative cooperation on the new industrial revolution to achieve sustainable development goals in a stronger, healthier and more resilient manner.
The sixth BRICS Industry Ministers Meeting was held via a video link in the port city of Xiamen, east China's Fujian province.
BRICS is an emerging market bloc that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
The ministers had in-depth exchanges on cooperation, digital transformation of traditional industries, and collaboration on industrial and supply chains during the meeting.
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Xiao Yaqing, Minister of Industry and Information Technology, reviewed progress made since the first meeting of BRICS Industry Ministers in 2015, and praised progress made through BRICS practical cooperation on industry with the establishment of the BRICS Partnership on New Industrial RevolutionBRICS Partnership on New Industrial Revolution PartNIR alongside the BRICS PartNIR Innovation Center.
Xiao said that the Chinese government has taken proactive measures to balance the threat of a pandemic and socioeconomic development, as the world is facing a pandemic and drastic changes that have not been seen in a century.
China will work with all parties to achieve sustainable development goals in a stronger, healthier and more resilient manner, according to the minister.
Representatives from the meeting issued a joint declaration in which they encouraged the BRICS countries to deepen industrial cooperation, and accelerate the recovery and growth of the industrial economy by creating an open, fair, vibrant and resilient environment, while fostering a stable, secure, mutually beneficial system for cooperation on industrial and supply chains.