On 31 August 2017, the Daily Telegraph and its website published a signed article by Ambassador Liu Xiaoming entitled "Common Aspiration Will Lead BRICS to New Success". The full text is as follows:

2017年8月31日，在金砖国家领导人第九次会晤前夕，英国主流大报《每日电讯报》纸质版和网络版同时刊登刘晓明大使题为《同声相应，携手奋进，再创辉煌》的署名文章。全文如下：

This year, BRICS cooperation enters its second decade. As the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa meet for their ninth summit in Xiamen, China from Sept. 3 to 5, they will review what BRICS cooperation has achieved and plan for the future of this group. Against profound adjustment in the world political and economic landscape, this summit and its success matter to more than just the group itself.

今年是金砖国家合作第二个十年的开局之年。在当前世界政治经济格局深刻调整的大背景下，金砖国家领导人第九次会晤将于9月3日至5日在中国厦门举办。这将是一次承前启后、继往开来的盛会，必将对金砖未来发展产生深远影响，我们期待厦门会晤取得圆满成功。

The five BRICS nations, covering 26% of the world’s land mass and home to 43% of the world’s population, represent the emerging markets and the developing world. Starting from scratch ten years ago, BRICS cooperation has grown closer and borne "golden fruits".

金砖国家国土面积占世界领土面积26%，人口占世界总人口43%，代表着充满生机的新兴市场国家和发展中国家。回首第一个十年，金砖国家合作从无到有、由浅入深，取得了丰硕的“黄金成果”：

In a decade, BRICS successfully turned an investment concept into a multi-layer framework for wide-ranging cooperation. Its institutions include the Leaders’ Summit and ministerial meetings of foreign ministers and security representatives. Its cooperation covers business, finance, agriculture, health, science and technology, and many other areas. Moreover, the establishment of the New Development Bank and the Contingent Reserve Arrangement has added weight to BRICS global influence.

十年来，“金砖国家”从经济报告里的投资概念，发展成为以领导人会晤为引领，以安全事务高级代表会议和外长会晤等部长会议为支撑，涵盖经贸、金融、农业、教育、卫生、科技等广泛领域的多层次合作架构。金砖国家合作不断走实走深，成立了新开发银行，建立了金砖国家应急储备安排，“金砖”分量越来越重、成色越来越足、影响越来越大。