Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun. Photo: Chinese Foreign Ministry

China warmly welcomes the new addition to the BRICS family, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday, in response to Brazil, as the BRICS chair 2025, releasing a statement on Monday night announcing the official entry of Indonesia as a full member into BRICS.

The BRICS cooperation mechanism came into being amidst the collective rise of emerging markets and developing countries. It is also what the world would like to see in the interest of peace, the world's common development and better global governance, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said at a routine press conference.

BRICS has become a vital platform for promoting solidarity and cooperation of the Global South and a major force driving the reform of the global governance system, Guo said.

China stands ready to work with all BRICS members to embrace the spirit of openness, inclusiveness and win-win cooperation, advance the high-quality development of greater BRICS cooperation, jointly advocate an equal and orderly multipolar world and promote the building of a universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization, and a community with a shared future for all, the spokesperson noted.

The future holds tremendous promise for greater BRICS cooperation, he said.

According to the Jakarta Post, Indonesia's foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that it welcomed Brazil's announcement and that "BRICS membership is a strategic way to increase collaboration and partnership with other developing nations."

Indonesia's membership in BRICS is a strategic step toward strengthening South-South cooperation and represents the aspirations of Global South countries in global decision-making processes, the ministry said, according to the Xinhua News Agency.

Indonesia shares a similar perspective on global governance and international order to that of other BRICS member countries, as it is committed to the democratization of international relations and the multipolarization of the world, Wang Youming, director of the Institute of Developing Countries at the China Institute of International Studies in Beijing, told the Global Times on Tuesday, noting that its joining is expected to contribute more strength and voices from the Global South.

"The continuous expansion of BRICS reflects the growing momentum among an increasing number of Global South countries to jointly promote a more equitable and just transformation of global governance," Wang said, noting that the BRICS platform advocates for equity, consultation and cooperation rather than confrontation, which stands in stark contrast to the exclusive and closed circles of the West.

With more countries from the Global South joining the BRICS family, their collective strength in promoting global governance reform is guided by the principles of fairness, justice, openness and inclusiveness, and it will become more powerful, the expert said.