<正>At the Plenary Session of the BRICS Xiamen Summit Xiamen,4 September 2017 Your Excellency President Jacob Zuma,Your Excellency President Michel Temer,Your Excellency President Vladimir Putin,Your Excellency Prime Minister Narendra Modi,Ladies and Gentlemen,Dear Friends,I am delighted to meet with my colleagues again.I wish to begin by extending,on behalf of the Chinese government and people,a warm welcome to you all.Welcome to the BRICS Xiamen Summit.With the focus on the theme of the summit:'Stronger Partnership for a Brighter Future',I look forward to working with you to take stock of BRICS cooperation,map out a blueprint for its future development and set sail on a new journey of cooperation.