“We will not be drawn into a contest between global powers.”
Is he speaking for South Africa or for BRICS as a block? Because China clearly wants to draw BRICS into the contest.
It’s kind of weird to talk about BRICS as the next Non-aligned Movement when China is one of the two geopolitical poles and Russia engaged in great power struggle.
As many as 40 countries want to join BRICS, according to South Africa’s 2023 summit chair.
China and Russia would like to see those as some kind of anti-West coalition, but most of them likely want to enter just for the development money.