On February 9, 2026, China's BRICS Sherpa and Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu attended the First BRICS Sherpa Meeting held in New Delhi, India.

Ma Zhaoxu stated that President Xi Jinping proposed the important concept of "high-quality development of greater BRICS cooperation",?and established the cooperation framework?of BRICS?committed to peace, innovation, green development, justice, and closer people-to-people exchanges, charting?the way forward for the BRICS mechanism. China is ready?to work with India,?the chair country, as well as with other BRICS members and partner countries, to keep to?the right positioning, deepen practical cooperation, optimize working mechanisms, strengthen multilateral coordination, safeguard international fairness and justice, and promote the continuous development of greater BRICS cooperation.

At this Sherpa Meeting, views were exchanged on the BRICS cooperation priorities and the major?event arrangements for the year, and?the preparation process for the 18th BRICS Summit?was officially launched.