The 15th BRICS Summit is being held in Johannesburg. In that sense, China is trying to make BRICS grow rapidly, amid growing competition with the United States. teleSUR
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00:00 Leader of the BRICS economic bloc, Helen Wenzel, on the second day of its summit, hosted by
00:05 third African President Senator Amafosa.
00:08 During the session, the BRICS members debated whether to expand its bloc and allow new members
00:13 to take a pause after its creation.
00:16 According to officials, more than 20 countries have formally applied to join the bloc, with
00:20 Saudi Arabia among the most significant.
00:23 China is seeking to rapidly ignore the BRICS amid rising competition with the United States.
00:28 India's Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he supports opening the door to new members
00:33 and welcomes moving forward with consensus.
00:36 On the other hand, South African President Senator Amafosa told the summit that support
00:41 for expansion had been articulated by all BRICS members.
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