ChinesePresidentXiJinpingdeliversanimportantspeechtitled"SeekingDevelopmentThroughSolidarityandCooperationandShoulderingOurResponsibilityforPeace"atthe15thBRICSSummitinJohannesburg,SouthAfrica,Aug.23,2023.The15thBRICSSummitwasheldinJohannesburgonWednesday.Herearesomehighlights:--BRICScountriesinvariablyadvocateandpracticeindependentforeignpolicies.Wealwaysaddressmajorinternationalissuesbasedontheirmerits,makingfairremarksandtakingfairactions.Wedonotbarterawayprinciples,succumbtoexternalpressure,oractasvassalsofothers.--AsaChinesesayingsuggests,"Nothingismorebeneficialthanstability,andnothingismoredetrimentalthanturmoil."--Therearemanycivilizationsanddevelopmentpathsintheworld,andthisishowtheworldshouldbe.Humanhistorywillnotendwithaparticularcivilizationorsystem.--InternationalrulesmustbewrittenandupheldjointlybyallcountriesbasedonthepurposesandprinciplesoftheU.N.Charter,ratherthandictatedbythosewiththestrongestmusclesortheloudestvoice.--ThephilosophyofUbuntu,whichbelievesthat"Iambecauseweare,"highlightstheinterdependenceandinterconnectednessofallpeoples.Similarly,harmoniouscoexistencehasbeentheaspirationoftheChinesenationforthousandsofyears.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.