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文 | 迈点在深圳工作的朋友小文说，身边的外国人越来越多了。    Sputnik: How do you assess the results of the XIV BRICS Summit for Russia and India?,Denis Alipov: The XIV BRICS Summit held on 23 June this year was certainly another significant step in the development of the BRICS [Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa] grouping, which in essence reflects the formation of a new reality in international relations - the transition from a unipolar system to a polycentric world order.,The important thing is that, against the backdrop of geopolitical collisions, the five countries send a powerful message of common understanding of global processes - from reforming the multilateral system of economic governance to the situation in disarmament and non-proliferation, information security, counter-terrorism and other challenges. There was a clear consensus against arbitrary sanctions, which are the exclusive prerogative of the UN Security Council. We also shared a disapproval of the distorting effects of any discriminatory measures in international trade, which mainly affect developing countries.,Of course, our main target now is to build a smooth and reliable system of mutual settlements as an alternative to a compromised mechanism based on the dominance of the US dollar. We suggest developing a new international currency, to connect the banks of the BRICS countries to the Russian System for Transfer of Financial Messages, SPFS (a SWIFT analogue), to integrate national payment systems into a unified network for cross-border clearing settlements.,Clearly, no less importantly are steps to strengthen BRICS’ sectoral cooperation, which, according to the results of this year's work, continues to expand in the spheres of health, science and technology, space, etc. The New Development Bank, having a loan portfolio of $29Bln, stands out for its successful project activities.,The BRICS+ High-level Forum on Sustainable Development received a great response, which demonstrated the considerable interest developing countries have in cooperating with BRICS, and the positive global agenda that the grouping is building.,I believe that the BRICS, contrary to criticism, will have an increasing influence on world processes.,Sputnik: How does India and China's interaction within the BRICS framework unfold against the backdrop of the territorial dispute between the two countries in Ladakh? And how does this disagreement generally affect how the 'Five' interact and work with each other? Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday said that “common interests of India and China 'far outweigh' the differences” at a meeting with India’s ambassador to Beijing - is that really true?,Denis Alipov: Interaction within BRICS is mature and constructive. The active participation of India and China in all BRICS events this year clearly demonstrates this. The most important thing is that the member states use this platform not to antagonize each other but to promote mutually beneficial cooperation and synergy of interests.,The "Five" offer an extensive common agenda on these very foundations, that in one way or other will also contribute to overcoming bilateral disagreements.,Sputnik: Does BRICS plan to expand in the near future (according to media reports, China is in favor of this), and how do Russia and India view this?,Denis Alipov: The interest of like-minded countries in the "Five" is proof positive of how inclusive the association is, its openness to cooperation with all constructively minded partners, ready to seek answers to the challenges which are facing the international community at present.,Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stressed that the discussion of BRICS expansion is justified and timely. The idea itself received principled support at the XIV BRICS Summit. Another thing to remember is that haste in this matter may be counterproductive. It is necessary to think in detail about the principles, standards and procedures of such a process, which should be developed through debate and by consensus. The main thing is that the accession of new members will help to increase the effectiveness and practical impact of the “Five's” activities.,Sputnik: How do you assess BRICS' role as a platform for building relations between the members of the association and enhancing relations between Russia and India in particular?,Denis Alipov: BRICS plays an important role in building relations between member countries. It has a great deal of institutional capacity and experience in practical cooperation. As I have already said, the “Five” share a common understanding of the need to build an equitable and fair polycentric model of the global system that corresponds with the political, economic and cultural diversity of today's world and meets the interests of all its states.,The decisions made at this platform undoubtedly also contribute to enhancing cooperation between India and Russia. It is sufficient to cite a few examples of the mechanisms that have been created: the New Development Bank, the Vaccine Research and Development Center, and the Joint Committee on Space Cooperation. Each of them provides a platform for experts to share experiences and find promising solutions in specific areas, and they can use this useful experience both at home and with regard to the interaction between our two countries.,BRICS May Defuse Frozen Border Issues Between India and China, Expert Says27 June, 10:14 GMT,Sputnik: India has recently come under pressure from the West because of its balanced stance on Russia's special military operation in Ukraine. Have the anti-Russian sanctions affected the cooperation between Moscow and New Delhi? And have you personally noticed any changes in the Indian position?,Denis Alipov: The partnership between Russia and India rests on a deep strategic foundation, drawing its strengths not only from strong historical roots, but also on a coinciding vision of the future world order. As you see, the external conjunction is incapable of affecting our relations in any meaningful way. We have regularly seen evidence of this in statements by the Indian leadership in recent months.,We are grateful to New Delhi for its objective assessment of the Ukrainian events. Clearly, they understand the background of the present geopolitical and geo-economic situation and the forced nature of Russia's actions in Ukraine. They see the destructive role of illegitimate restrictions in the genesis of the present global food and energy crisis, the responsibility for which the West seeks to place entirely on our country.,India does not support attempts to isolate Russia in multilateral forums and is critical of the West's wish to reduce the international agenda to the conflict in question, ignoring other key global and regional problems, which the West itself has exacerbated significantly. The pressure exerted by the West, aggressively imposing its conditions about who one can and cannot be friends with, causes the rejection of such diktat.,At the same time, we must be realistic about what is happening: India is interested in developing cooperation with the rest of the world, including the United States and Europe. National interests and the need to preserve strategic autonomy guide the Indians in their actions, rejecting the very idea of dividing lines and the paradigm of bloc confrontation.,As for the sanctions as such, they certainly throw up challenges, which will require a certain time to adapt and, I am sure, will be overcome in time. The main thing is that our cooperation actively continues because it is based on common interests and an understanding of each other's special place in mutual strategic arrangements.,Sputnik: In December 2021, Russia and India outlined many new goals for cooperation, including doubling mutual trade and investment. How realistic do these goals now seem?,Denis Alipov: First and foremost, it should be noted that the goals outlined in December 2021 at the annual bilateral summit in New Delhi are fully consistent with the enormous potential of our relations. The India-Russia partnership operates on all sorts of levels. We are expanding cooperation in communications, diamond processing, forestry, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, tourism, railroads, metallurgy, civil aviation, shipbuilding and oil refining. Our military and military-technical cooperation is being strengthened. We are progressively implementing the plans adopted at the 2019 Vladivostok Summit to work together in the Far Eastern and Arctic regions, and we are building up cooperation in the trade, economic, investment, banking and financial sectors.,The dynamics of bilateral trade speak for itself. According to India's statistics, from January to April 2022, it amounted to $6.4Bln. This is almost twice as much as for the same period last year. If we maintain these volumes throughout the year, we will have a turnover of more than $19Bln by the end of 2022. To put this in context, let me remind you that in the previous year we had an absolute record of $13.6Bln.,I expect that despite the West's sanctions against Russia, the positive dynamics of trade will continue. Unfortunately, in the first months after the launch of the special military operation in Ukraine there were certain difficulties with supplying Russian goods to India and vice versa. However, today we have successfully overcome most of these barriers. We are confident that Indian exports to Russia (including science-intensive ones) will gain momentum in the near future.,We see good prospects for Indian pharmaceutical products, leather and textiles, agricultural goods, components for machinery and equipment, telecommunications equipment, organic chemistry products. We expect growth in mutual turnover of services in such sectors as tourism, finance and insurance, telecommunications and information technology, transport and construction. We have great hopes for the implementation of the International North–South Transport Corridor (INSTC) project.,The withdrawal of many western companies from the Russian market opens up many new opportunities for Indian businesses. The Russian business community is very serious about strengthening ties with India. Russia invites Indian companies in the aviation and metallurgical industries, in the wood-processing chain, and firms producing consumer goods for business cooperation.,Our main task today is to adjust our trade and economic relations to the new realities, to synchronize the payment systems of the two countries, giving priority to the increased use of national currencies.,Sputnik: US media giants, despite the diversity of the Indian media sphere, have been successful in infiltrating it. How far do you think has US propaganda penetrated local media? How do you view your interaction with the Indian media against this backdrop?,Denis Alipov: Indeed, western media has taken a very strong hold around the world and in India as well. These circumstances – and many local analysts point this out – limit the ability of national media outlets to offer their audiences an independent view of global processes. Much of the content published here is reprints from Reuters, the Associated Press, and AFP, all of which openly promote the interests of the so-called collective West, not shying away from fostering Russophobic sentiments and trafficking fake news.,India Discussing Rupee-Ruble Payment Mechanism With Russia24 June, 13:35 GMT,This is especially evident in the Indian media's coverage of events around Ukraine. Local newspapers sometimes publish absolute nonsense, exposing a basic ignorance of the region and history. There is no shortage of blatantly ordered articles aimed at denigrating the activities of Russian companies in India. This is nothing but an attempt at unfair competition.,Obviously, we respond appropriately. We publish our own material and rebuttals. We work with the press corps and explain all the nuances of the events from a historical and geopolitical point of view. We make active use of internet resources in this area.,It is noteworthy that local authorities have also intervened in the situation. In April this year, India's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued recommendations to satellite TV channels, indicating the unacceptability of spreading inaccurate and misleading information, including in the context of covering Russia's special military operation in Ukraine.,We know that the vast majority of our Indian friends, including in the journalistic community, do not share the one-sided view of the situation imposed on them. They prefer to trust facts, which, incidentally, are in the public domain - every day relevant materials are posted on the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense's websites. They can also be found on the embassy's website and its social media accounts.,Some Indian journalists visited the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, wanting to see with their own eyes what was really going on. Their reports and interviews are now available to the public. I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude for their work.,Furthermore, I would like to thank our audience on social media. Thanks to their comments and support, we can see that attempts to tarnish Russia are doomed to failure.,Sputnik: You are an expert on India and speak Hindi. Please tell us, what made you fall in love with this country?,Denis Alipov: India for me is a life-long journey. I have spent more than 27 years here, studied its history in college, and been directly involved with the development of relations with it throughout my tenure.,As it did for my mentor and predecessor, the late Ambassador Alexander Kadakin [Russia's ambassador to India from 2009 to 2017], India became for me a 'Karmabhoomi' - a land of action.,India is an incredible country, an ancient civilization that combines centuries-old traditions and modern trends, the diversity of cultures, languages and beliefs. It is the brightest embodiment of the formula of unity in diversity. Rapid economic, scientific and technological development, the large young active population, the impressive growth of authority in the global arena have ensured its strong place among the world powers that will determine the future of our planet.。工作日早晚高峰的2号线车厢里，身旁常常站满拖着行李箱的老外。周末在海上世界吃饭逛街时，精酿酒吧和奢侈品店里，也随处可见不同肤色的外国友人。尤其华强北一带，讲英语的、讲俄语的、讲泰语的、讲韩语的……外国友人的密度真的好高。

B | 其实，这已经不足为奇了。

C | 深圳边检总站统计，截至8月4日，今年经深圳口岸入出境外国人已突破500万人次，相比去年提前了58天；根据相关媒体报道，暑期深圳入境游欧洲客源整体订单量增36.38%，酒店订单量增61.93%，门票和玩乐订单量分别激增300%和750%；去哪儿旅行报告显示，深圳稳居全国入境游热门城市前四，华强北更是跻身最受外国游客欢迎的商圈TOP10。那么，为什么外国人不去海边，也不去主题公园，而把落地第一站选在华强北？01 在“旅游荒漠”，一条电子街却挤满了外国人北京有故宫长城，上海有外滩豫园，这些都是入境游的“老字号”。深圳的旅游资源与之相比显得单薄，既没有千年沉淀，也没有近代风华。

D | 在深圳的表哥经常向我吐槽，外地朋友来这边玩，他得开车两个小时去大鹏海边，否则只能逛逛商场，因此，过去一段很长的时间里，深圳被大众调侃为“旅游荒漠”。然而，2026年这个夏天，深圳却被欧洲人选为来华第一站，而他们落地后的首选，竟是一条被称为“华强北”的电子街。

E | 千万不要小看它，它可是“中国电子第一街”。1979年，粤北一家军工兵工厂迁址深圳上步片区，奠定了早期的电子工业基础；1986年，全国首家电子元器件专业市场赛格电子配套市场开业，仅900平方米、43家商户，却打破了计划经济时代的供货规则。

F | 如今这片1.45平方公里的街区，聚集着35家专业电子市场、超11.5万家经营主体，孕育了超过100家上市企业，从当年的连片水田，发展成为了亚洲最大的电子集散中心。

G | 但今天的华强北，早已不是倒腾芯片和充电器的批发市场。走进华强电子世界，AI眼镜、陪伴式机器人、实时翻译耳机、无人机琳琅满目，不同肤色的境外游客拖着行李箱穿梭于各档口之间，络绎不绝。一位美国游客说，他对这里的电动自行车、各种飞行设备都特别感兴趣，回去会推荐给朋友；另一位南非友人，从香港专门抽出一天时间来深圳，淘到了一副AI眼镜，还顺手修好了笔记本；还有一位澳大利亚游客赞叹，华强北的产品多得让人不知所措。

图源：央视财经视频截图所以，为什么一条电子街，能让见多识广的外国人如此上头？因为，身处北京、西安、成都这样的城市，外国游客看见的是中国的“过去”；去往张家界、桂林、九寨沟，他们是在山水之间探寻一个不一样的中国。但在华强北，他们像是亲手触摸一个科技版的“迪士尼”。长城的照片存在手机里，云南、贵州的乡土体验留在脑海里，但华强北的科技产品是能塞进箱子、带上飞机、带回本国向家人炫耀的。于是，华强北对外国游客而言，成为了一个非比寻常的旅游目的地。02 科技力相当nice的深圳，聚集了全球目光往更深一层挖，根源在于深圳整座城市接住了这波入境流量。深圳政府在线公开报告显示，全市国家高新技术企业突破2.6万家，国家级专精特新“小巨人”企业达1333家，居全国城市首位，全社会研发投入强度达6.67%、居全国城市第一。

H | 深圳“创新之都”的底色，让这座城市具备持续产出前沿科技产品的能力，华强北源源不断的硬核产品供给，让老外看着就眼红。在这里，一条街就是一条完整的产业链。

I | 数据显示，这里有150余家创投机构与10万余名技术人才，产品可实现“上午设计、下午打样、次日量产、一周出海”。除此之外，华强北的产品要比国外的便宜。比如，华强北带摄像头的AI眼镜零售价约420元，音频类只要100至200元，价格只有美国大厂Meta同类产品的十分之一，功能却同样齐全。

图源：社媒海外消费者在“全球第一现货市场”，用远低于海外的价格，就买到“中国智造”的硬核科技，这种“海外买不到、极具性价比”的稀缺性，激发了外国游客的旅游动力，这正是深圳能从“旅游荒漠”跃升成为入境顶流的关键。光有“能买”还不够，深圳真正聪明的地方，是把“能退”做成了无感体验。

J | 目前，华强北启用全国首个退税、换汇、支付“三合一”集中退付点。

K | “即买即退”政策打破了“购物地—离境口岸”的地域绑定，让退税与行程脱钩，境外旅客买得痛快、走得自由，入境流量就这么被转化成了消费留量。这也不难解释，为什么上半年，深圳离境退税商品销售额同比增长130%。除此之外，深圳让“玩”这件事，变得越来越有趣。企业生产线、技术展示和一些城市科技日常，正在转化成可体验的旅游产品。目前，龙头企业比亚迪已经把坪山总部面向团队开放，外国游客在这里看的不是风景，是中国智造“如何发生”的现实。

L | 美国科技媒体“rest of world”网站报道称，有游客支付9000美元参加中国科技工厂的深度游览。英国《金融时报》也观察到，“外国游客对中国未来感制造业图景的好奇，让中国处于一种不同寻常的受欢迎地位”。“科技游”，听起来有点奇怪，却是成为外国游客来华旅行的新理由。03 “China Travel”的考题，变了上半年，全国入境外国人达2291.4万人次，芬兰赴华机票销量暴涨1240%。在这些数据背后，迈点国际观察到，入境游市场藏着几个很有意思的新趋向。首先，越来越多的外国游客来华旅游，正从“看历史”转向“看未来”，外国人来华，看的是一座城市的“含科量”。从深圳的无人配送车，到文昌海滩的火箭升空，无人驾驶、智能制造、商业航天等科技场景，正成为入境游的全新热点，为“China Travel”赋予新的内涵。其次，非传统景区，正在成为入境游的新增长点。全国不只有深圳华强北火了，像义乌已经变成老外“反向海淘"的旅游停驻地，景德镇的制瓷作坊、芜湖的汽车工厂、各地的机器人体验店，都在成为外国游客的打卡地。

图源：社媒世界观察中国的视角，正从看风景转向看工厂，从感受传统文化转向体验前沿科技，当前最好的“景点”，不一定是老祖宗留下的，但一定是当下中国人正在创造的。最后，判断入境游成功与否，关键在于外国游客能否真正走进中国人的日常。支付平台数据显示，境外游客的移动支付交易最活跃的领域，已从传统景区门票转向餐饮、本地生活、电商、打车、外卖、共享服务等数字生活场景，游客的消费行为正越来越接近城市居民的日常消费方式。当外国游客的兴趣从“我想看看中国是什么样”转向“我想像当地人一样体验中国”，入境游的终点就清晰了，就是让他们在中国“做一天本地人”。04 写在最后入境游这门生意，已经变了。过去，我们习惯把名山大川、历史古迹当成最有吸引力的东西，以为外国游客来中国，就是要看一些古老的东西。但深圳华强北这一波入境热潮说明，外国游客想看的，是一个正在发生变化的中国。下一个被外国游客发现的“华强北”，可能是一条美食街，可能是一家工厂，也可能是一个县城的早市。谁愿意把自己的日常大方地摆上桌面，谁就握住了入境游的新入口，这或许才是“China Travel”的真正意义。

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