But not everyone is bearish about the BRICS’ prospects and global influence, whether taken individually or as a grouping. The journalist Gideon Rachman has suggested that “the rise of non-Western economies is a deeply rooted historic shift that can survive any number of economic and political shocks.”
但并非所有人都对金砖国家的全球影响力前景感到悲观，不管是个人还是集体观点。记者拉赫曼（Gideon Rachman）指出，“非西方经济体的崛起有深刻的历史变革根源，可以应对任何数量的经济和政治冲击。”中国似乎很渴望拉赫曼是正确的。