On the 20th, spokesperson Mao Ning of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that China welcomes and congratulates Nigeria on becoming a BRICS partner country. China is willing to work with other BRICS members and partner countries to promote high-quality development of the "Greater BRICS Cooperation" and make greater "BRICS contributions" to building a community with a shared future for mankind. At the regular press conference that day, a reporter asked: Recently, Brazil, the BRICS Chair for 2025, issued a press statement stating that Nigeria has become a BRICS partner country. What is China's comment on this? China welcomes and congratulates Nigeria on becoming a BRICS partner country Mao Ning said that as a developing major country and an important force in the "Global South", Nepal's active participation in BRICS cooperation is not only beneficial for its own development, but also in line with the common interests of BRICS countries and the "Global South". He believes that it will make positive contributions to the development of the BRICS mechanism. Mao Ning stated that the arrival of new partner countries in the BRICS family marks a further expansion of the representativeness of the BRICS mechanism, and its appeal and influence are more prominent. China is willing to work with other BRICS members and partner countries to uphold the spirit of openness, inclusiveness, and win-win cooperation, expand pragmatic cooperation in various fields, promote high-quality development of the 'Greater BRICS Cooperation', and make greater 'BRICS contributions' to promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind