en.Wedoany.com Reported - On May 27, the 2026 BRICS Forum on Partnership on New Industrial Revolution opened in Xiamen, Fujian Province. Li Lecheng, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology; Zhao Long, Deputy Secretary of the Fujian Provincial Party Committee and Governor of Fujian Province; Andrei Kuznetsov, Minister of Industry of Belarus; Tri Subandhi, Director General for Resilience, Regional and International Access of the Ministry of Industry of Indonesia; Isakulov Rakhymzhan, Vice Minister of Industry and Construction of Kazakhstan; John Owan Enoh, Minister of State for Industry of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment of Nigeria; Rajiv Ranjan, Vice President of the New Development Bank; Zou Ciyong, Deputy Director General and Executive Director of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization; and Liao Lin, Chairman of the Chinese Chapter of the BRICS Business Council and Chairman of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, attended the opening ceremony and delivered speeches. Xin Guobin, Member of the Party Leadership Group and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, presided over the opening ceremony.

Li Lecheng pointed out that President Xi Jinping emphasized that "Greater BRICS Cooperation" has entered a stage of high-quality development. With the growth and expansion of the "BRICS family," the appeal and influence of the BRICS Partnership on New Industrial Revolution are continuously strengthening. Li Lecheng stated that China has become the world's largest application market for smart manufacturing and will adhere to the direction of intelligence, green development, and integration, build a modern industrial system, and unswervingly expand high-level opening-up. China is willing to work with all parties to continuously advance partnership building, promote the high-quality development of "Greater BRICS Cooperation," and jointly achieve inclusive and sustainable industrialization. He put forward four cooperation expectations: First, jointly seize opportunities for technological transformation, support enterprises and research institutions in sharing advanced and applicable smart manufacturing system solutions, and accelerate the intelligent upgrade of the manufacturing industry through technology promotion and joint research and development; Second, jointly cultivate open and interconnected markets, promote the opening of more application scenarios, jointly build smart factories, strengthen cooperation on standards and certification, and maintain the stability and smooth flow of global industrial and supply chains; Third, jointly consolidate the foundation for industrial development, strengthen industrial matchmaking and talent exchanges, and enhance the basic support capabilities for smart manufacturing; Fourth, jointly build an inclusive cooperation system, leverage the role of international organizations, organize industrial exchange activities, and gather strengths from all sides to create a smart manufacturing cooperation ecosystem.

At the forum's opening ceremony, the International Smart Manufacturing Alliance, together with relevant units, released the International Cooperation Initiative on Smart Manufacturing, and launched a collection of overseas smart factory cases, a reference directory of smart manufacturing system solutions, and an English version of recommended smart manufacturing standards. Eleven domestic and international cities, including Durban (South Africa), Lagos (Nigeria), Belgrade (Serbia), Almaty and Astana (Kazakhstan), Kaposvár (Hungary), as well as Xiamen, Nanjing, Wuhan, Yinchuan, and Changzhou, jointly initiated the establishment of the Partnership on New Industrial Revolution City Network. The BRICS Industrial Capacity China Center presented its work achievements since its establishment and released the "2026 BRICS Industrial Cooperation Case Collection." At the main forum and the BRICS Innovation Base Entrepreneurs Forum, Xin Guobin shared China's practical experience and cooperation measures in areas such as smart factory construction, system solution sharing, and mutual recognition of standards. Lamin Jabbi, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy of Gambia; Mangaliso Ndlovu, Minister of Industry and Commerce of Zimbabwe; Aziz Nazar, Deputy Minister of Industry and New Technologies of Tajikistan; Hong Rada, Under Secretary of State of the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation of Cambodia; Yu Hongsheng, Vice Governor of Hunan Province; as well as renowned domestic and international scholars and entrepreneurs participated in the exchanges and discussions.

Themed "Jointly Building a Smart Manufacturing Ecosystem to Accelerate the New Industrial Revolution Process," this forum was co-hosted by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Fujian Provincial People's Government, and co-organized by the BRICS Partnership on New Industrial Revolution Innovation Center, the Xiamen Municipal People's Government, the Fujian Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, and the International Economic and Technological Cooperation Center of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The forum featured sub-forums on smart factory cultivation, digital and intelligent transformation of clean energy products and equipment, smart manufacturing industrial software, and technological innovation in the industrial intelligence industry. Concurrently, supporting activities were held, including the BRICS Industrial Innovation Contest, the BRICS New Industrial Revolution Exhibition, the BRICS New Industrial "Jinlu" Excellence Scholarship Seminar, and industrial matchmaking events for BRICS industrial capacity cooperation. Representatives from government authorities, embassies and consulates in China, well-known enterprises, industry associations, think tanks, and financial institutions from 27 countries, as well as representatives from international organizations such as the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, the New Development Bank, and the League of Arab States, attended the forum. During the forum, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology held talks with visiting competent authorities from relevant countries and international organizations.

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