Thailand becoming a BRICS partner not only brings more opportunities for its own development, but also helps ASEAN enhance its influence in global affairs, "said Bidi, director of the International Economic Research Center at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand, in a recent interview with our reporter. The expansion of the BRICS cooperation mechanism provides an important opportunity to deepen cooperation in areas such as economy, trade, culture, tourism, and education. Bidi has long been concerned about multilateral mechanisms and regional cooperation. The BRICS cooperation mechanism advocates multilateralism, openness, inclusiveness, and mutual benefit, "said Bidi." From the initial four country dialogue to now attracting more and more countries to participate, the cohesion and influence of the BRICS cooperation mechanism have been increasing, and it has become an important force in improving the global governance system. "Bidi believes that as one of the newly joined BRICS partner countries, Thailand is expected to play an active role in three aspects: first, strengthening the connections between BRICS countries and Southeast Asian countries; Secondly, expanding the breadth of topics for BRICS cooperation; The third is to enhance the influence of the global South in the international discourse system. Thailand is located in the core area of the Indochina Peninsula and has been committed to strengthening the connectivity between ASEAN and the outside world. Its unique advantages will inject more momentum into the high-quality development of the 'Greater BRICS Cooperation', "said Bidi. Bidi highly praised the role played by China in the BRICS cooperation mechanism. He stated that China actively promotes cooperation in addressing climate change and accelerating development, and has put forward a series of practical solutions in fields such as science and technology, food security, and public health, demonstrating a global perspective and institutional innovation capabilities. Bidi said, "China's leadership is not only reflected in financial and technological support. As an important member of the global South, China has always been committed to promoting the unity and revitalization of the global South." In Bidi's view, the stable cooperative relationship between Thailand and China has laid a solid foundation for further strengthening cooperation between the two countries in the BRICS cooperation mechanism. He cited the example of the Thailand China Railway project, which not only helps upgrade Thailand's domestic transportation network, but also connects the entire Indochina Peninsula with China. "In the future, the comprehensive integration of Thailand China old railway will play a huge role in promoting trade exchanges, tourism cooperation and industrial integration between ASEAN and China," said Bidi. There is vast potential for cooperation between Thailand and China in emerging fields such as digital economy, artificial intelligence, and green energy. ”Bidi said that he once visited an artificial intelligence company in Shenzhen, and "that visit made me deeply feel the momentum of China's rapid technological development." He hopes that in the future, the two countries can jointly build research and development platforms in smart cities, digital agriculture, network security, and other areas to achieve complementary advantages. In recent years, Thailand has played an active coordinating role in the Lancang Mekong Cooperation. Bidi believes that "Thailand and China have accumulated a lot of governance experience in the Mekong River Basin, which can be further promoted and applied in the 'Greater BRICS Cooperation' in the future to help more countries cope with climate and environmental challenges." When talking about the future of the BRICS cooperation mechanism, Bidi said that whether it is helping global economic recovery or promoting global governance towards a more just and reasonable direction, BRICS countries play an irreplaceable role. "Thailand hopes to work with China and other BRICS countries to safeguard the common interests of developing countries and make global southern contributions to promoting human progress