The BRICS arose at a time when much of the world, especially the advanced economies, was mired in crisis. The “fall of the West” narrative ran alongside that of the “rise of the rest.”
金砖集团崛起于世界多数国家，尤其是发达经济体深陷危机的时刻。“西方衰落”的故事伴随着“其他国家的崛起”。但故事的发展并不符合人们的预期。