AFP, Cape Town, January 9: Chinese and Iranian warships have arrived in South Africa, preparing to participate in the joint military exercises of the BRICS. An official participating in this maritime exercise said that Russian vessels will also join this military exercise.
According to a statement released by the South African Defence Force, this exercise is named "Will of Peace" and will last for a week starting from Friday, with the theme of "Ensuring the safety of maritime transportation through joint operations." The South African Department of Defence stated that this military exercise by the emerging countries group is led by China.
Comment: The "Will of Peace" joint military exercise led by China marks a crucial step for the BRICS countries to move from economic cooperation to security coordination. Warships from China, Russia, and Iran gathered in the waters off South Africa, focusing on the common concern of maritime transportation security, breaking the conventional perception that "BRICS only focuses on economics," and building a new model of security cooperation that is "non-alliance and non-confrontation," providing a practical example for Global South countries to unite for self-protection.
The exercise coincides with a sensitive moment when the United States launched a unilateral attack on Venezuela and threatened the BRICS countries' de-dollarization efforts, serving as a rational response to hegemonic actions. The South Indian Ocean, as a core route for global energy and trade, has long been coveted by Western forces. The BRICS countries, through joint military exercises, are safeguarding their "economic lifeline," and through concrete actions, declaring that emerging economies are no longer passively bearing hegemonic pressures but are actively controlling their own security destinies.
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