On November 21, the website of the Latin American News Agency of Ecuador published an article entitled "Hello," BRIC+"by Pepe Escobar. The article is excerpted as follows: The geopolitical trend can be accurately judged from the G20 Summit held in Bali. This is reflected in the two most important moments of the summit: the long-awaited summit between the heads of state of China and the United States (bilateral relations are the most important bilateral relations in the 21st century) and the adoption of the final declaration at the G20 Summit. The final declaration of the summit is the result of difficult compromises. Although the G20 is the "main forum for global economic cooperation" and is committed to "addressing major economic challenges facing the world", members of the Group of Seven (G7) insist on talking about Ukraine at the summit. Western groups insist that the current food and energy crisis is mainly attributed to the impact of the Russian Ukrainian conflict, but they never mention any background information related to NATO expansion. There are many other pressing issues in the world today, including slowing economic growth, rising inflation, supply chain disruption, deteriorating energy and food security, and rising risks to financial stability. Ironically, NATO and the Western Group are not willing to engage in "diplomatic efforts and dialogue" to solve these pressing problems. It can be said that some order arrangements in the past may have embarked on a hopeless road that gradually lost its importance. It is worth noting that before this wave of "summit tide" in Southeast Asia (Phnom Penh, Bali and Bangkok), a clear signal appeared - it is said that "more than ten countries" have applied to join the BRICS countries (consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa). It is reported that Iran, Argentina and Algeria have formally applied to join the BRICS countries. Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Indonesia and Afghanistan are also interested in becoming members of the BRICS. We can imagine the next wave of application: Kazakhstan, the United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Nigeria, Senegal and Nicaragua. As time goes on, if the current BRICS countries eventually expand to a size almost equal to that of the G20, what huge geopolitical and geo economic impacts will they have? This will be a question worth studying. "BRICS+" will strive to connect with a series of organizations and mechanisms, the most important of which are the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the strategic group "OPEC+", and the "the Belt and Road" initiative led by China. The G7, obsessed with isolation and containment, will find itself in a cocoon. It may eventually be marginalized by the overwhelming power of "BRICS+". (Liu Xinshe)