The 9th BRICS Summit was held from September 3 to 5 at Xiamen, China. Different from the past, the participants were not only from the BRICS countries, but also from Egypt, Gambia, Thailand, Mexico, Tajikistan and other non-BRICS countries. ANBOUND's international relations team believes that the future of the BRICS countries will continue the "BRICS +" model, and even may continue to expand. Among the five non-BRICS countries invited this time, Mexico and Thailand are likely to become the next BRICS member countries.