CGTN First Voice – July 5, 2025

The 17th BRICS Summit will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 6 to 7. 

Does BRICS complement the U.S.-led global order or challenge it? In an exclusive interview with CGTN’s Wang Guan, Anna Rosario Malindog-Uy, a Philippine scholar from the Asian Century Strategic Studies Institute, argues that BRICS offers an alternative. It prioritizes development and envisions a multipolar world rooted in cooperation and prosperity. BRICS appeals to Global South nations, historically exploited and colonized, by presenting a transformative vision for a more equitable world order.

Source: CGTN
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-07-05/Decoding-differences-between-BRICS-and-the-Western-order-1EJYuVAZoEU/p.html

Prof. Anna Rosario Malindog-Uy

Prof. Anna Rosario Malindog-Uy is a Ph.D. Candidate at the Institute of South-South Cooperation and Development (ISSCAD), Peking University, Beijing, China. Currently, she is a Senior Researcher of the South China Sea Probing Initiative (SCSPI) and a Senior Research Fellow of the Global Governance Institution (GGI). Prof. Anna Uy taught Political Science, International Relations, Development Studies, European Studies, Southeast Asia, and China Studies. She is a researcher-writer, academic, and consultant on a wide array of issues. She has worked as a consultant with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and other local and international NGOs.