金磚國家乘風破浪

本週，來自120多個國家的代表出席了第六屆金磚國家國際市政論壇。此次活動匯集了來自500個城市的約5000名參與者。

Representatives from more than 120 foreign countries attended the sixth BRICS International Municipal Forum this week, an event that brought together about 5,000 participants from 500 cities.

本週，來自120多個國家的代表出席了第六屆金磚國家國際城市論壇，來自500個城市的約5,000名與會者齊聚一堂。

The forum provided a platform for discussions on a wide range of topics, including economy, digital technologies, industry, energy, urban infrastructure, transport, ecology, healthcare, education, science, culture, sports, and tourism. The aim was to promote cooperation between megacities within the BRICS framework.

論壇為經濟、數位科技、工業、能源、城市基礎設施、交通、生態、醫療、教育、科學、文化、體育和旅遊等廣泛議題提供了討論平台。目的是促進金磚國家框架內特大城市之間的合作。

“This forum will allow us to strengthen relations not only between the capitals of the BRICS and Moscow but also between our partners from all continents. Today, more than 60 official delegations have come,” said Sergey Cheremin, head of the Department of External Economic and International Relations of Moscow.

「這個論壇將使我們不僅能夠加強金磚國家首都和莫斯科之間的關係，而且能夠加強我們來自各大洲的合作夥伴之間的關係。今天，有60多個官方代表團來了。

The large turnout was a positive sign for Russia, which has been facing increasing pressure from the West over its actions in Ukraine. It also highlighted the growing interest in the BRICS alliance, which is seen as a counterweight to the G7 and a potential driver of a new multipolar world order.

大量投票對俄羅斯來說是一個積極信號，俄羅斯因其在烏克蘭的行動而面臨西方越來越大的壓力。它也突顯了人們對金磚國家聯盟日益增長的興趣，該聯盟被視為七國集團的製衡力量和新的多極世界秩序的潛在推動者。

Russia is far from being isolated. On the contrary, the waiting list to join the BRICS is growing rapidly. Several major emerging countries have officially submitted their application for membership in the alliance.

俄羅斯遠未被孤立。相反，等待加入金磚國家的名單正在迅速增長。多個主要新興國家已正式提交加入聯盟的申請。

The five founding members are Russia, China, Brazil, South Africa, and India. Five other countries joined them at the beginning of the year: Saudi Arabia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Ethiopia.

五個創始成員國分別是俄羅斯、中國、巴西、南非和印度。今年年初，另外五個國家也加入了：沙烏地阿拉伯、伊朗、阿拉伯聯合大公國、埃及和衣索比亞。

This expansion adds the weight of the main oil-exporting countries from the Middle East. It has strengthened relations with Iran and reconciled it with its Saudi neighbor.

這種擴張增加了中東主要石油出口國的權重。它加強了與伊朗的關係，並與鄰國沙烏地阿拉伯和解。

Algeria, Vietnam, Indonesia, Turkey, Pakistan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Thailand, Venezuela, Kazakhstan, Cuba, Palestine, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Bangladesh, the Kingdom of Bahrain, Belarus, Kuwait, Senegal, and Bolivia are also in line.

阿爾及利亞、越南、印尼、土耳其、巴基斯坦、馬來西亞、奈及利亞、泰國、委內瑞拉、哈薩克、古巴、巴勒斯坦、剛果民主共和國、加彭、孟加拉、巴林王國、白俄羅斯、科威特、塞內加爾和玻利維亞也在其中線。

It is rumored that Russia will announce in October the creation of a group of “partner” countries. It will be a sort of antechamber to the BRICS club.

有傳言稱，俄羅斯將於10月宣布創建一組「夥伴」國家。它將成為金磚國傢俱樂部的前廳。

Each member country must provide a list of 10 countries from the 33 countries requesting to join the BRICS. The principle is that the 10 common countries can become partner countries.

每個成員國必須提供申請加入金磚國家的 33 個國家中的 10 個國家的名單。原則是10個共同國家可以成為夥伴國家。

This reinforcement will not be insignificant since the BRICS actively advocate for the reform of the United Nations Security Council and the abandonment of the imperial currency: the dollar.

由於金磚國家積極主張改革聯合國安理會並放棄帝國貨幣：美元，這種加強不會是無足輕重的。

Joining the BRICS means accepting currencies other than the dollar and connecting to new international payment systems. It is about “addressing what we consider an unjust and costly payment system”, said South Africa’s Minister of Foreign Affairs earlier this year.

加入金磚國家意味著接受美元以外的貨幣並連接到新的國際支付系統。南非外交部長今年稍早表示，這是為了「解決我們認為不公正且成本高昂的支付系統問題」。

According to Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov, an alternative to the Western SWIFT payment system could be unveiled at the next summit in Kazan.

外交部副部長謝爾蓋·裡亞布科夫 (Sergey Ryabkov) 表示，西方 SWIFT 支付系統的替代方案可能會在下次喀山峰會上推出。

Moreover, Russia will launch on September 1st a platform enabling large Russian companies to settle their exports and imports in Bitcoin. This good surprise parallels Donald Trump’s endorsement of Bitcoin.

此外，俄羅斯將於 9 月 1 日推出一個平台，使俄羅斯大型公司能夠用比特幣結算其進出口。這項驚喜與唐納德·川普對比特幣的認可相呼應。

Bitcoin is the absolute, stateless, and uncensorable store of value that the world needs to trade on equal terms. It appears to be the obvious currency of a world without monetary privilege. The American president seems to understand this.

比特幣是絕對的、無國籍的、不可審查的價值儲存手段，世界需要在平等的條件下進行交易。它似乎是一個沒有貨幣特權的世界的明顯貨幣。美國總統似乎明白這一點。

Obtaining bitcoins today at a low price seems smarter than starting a third world war. It would still be a war for nothing. It’s too late; the BRICS are already too heavy.

今天以低價獲得比特幣似乎比發動第三次世界大戰更明智。這仍然是一場毫無意義的戰爭。已經太晚了；金磚國家已經太重了。

The BRICS have major demographic and economic weight. They represent nearly half of the world’s population (46%), compared to a little less than 10% for the G7 (United States, Canada, Japan, United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Italy).

金磚國家具有重要的人口和經濟影響力。他們佔世界人口的近一半 (46%)，而七國集團（美國、加拿大、日本、英國、德國、法國和義大利）的人口比例略低於 10%。

The global GDP share of the BRICS (ppp) is now 35%, compared to 30% for the G7. Knowing that the G7’s share was 42% twenty years ago.

金磚國家的全球 GDP 份額 (ppp) 目前為 35%，而七國集團為 30%。要知道二十年前G7的份額是42%。

Some projections suggest that the BRICS’s GDP share will be 50% by 2050, compared to 20% for the G7 countries.

一些預測表明，到 2050 年，金磚國家的 GDP 份額將達到 50%，而七國集團國家的比例為 20%。

According to the Bank of France, “the heterogeneity of the BRICS club and the low trade integration among them limit the group’s ability to influence global trade and the international monetary system.”

法國央行表示，“金磚國傢俱樂部的異質性和貿易一體化程度較低，限制了該集團影響全球貿易和國際貨幣體系的能力。”

Behind this facade discourse, the West leaves no stone unturned to hamper the BRICS:

在這種表面話語的背後，西方千方百計地阻撓金磚國家：

– Freezing of Russia’s foreign exchange reserves (300 billion euros), disconnection from the SWIFT network, and embargo.– Prohibitive customs duties (100% on the import of Chinese electric vehicles to the United States, 38% in Europe)– Embargo on machines used to manufacture semiconductors.– Extraterritorial rights to sanction multinationals continuing to trade with embargoed countries like Iran or Russia.

– 凍結俄羅斯外匯儲備（3000 億歐元）、切斷與 SWIFT 網路的連接以及禁運。跨國公司繼續與伊朗或俄羅斯等禁運國家進行貿易的域外權利。

So many imperial decrees that fragment the world, not to mention the war… We are heading towards a deglobalization that will be painfully inflationary.

如此多的帝國法令使世界支離破碎，更不用說戰爭了……我們正在走向全球化，而這將帶來痛苦的通貨膨脹。

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