2001年,美国高盛公司首席经济师吉姆·奥尼尔首次提出“金砖四国”这一概念,特指新兴市场投资代表。“金砖四国”(BRIC)包括巴西(Brazil)、俄罗斯(Russia)、印度(India)和中国(China)。由于四国英文首字母与英语单词的砖(Brick)类似,因此被称为“金砖四国”。2008—2009年,相关国家举行系列会谈和建立峰会机制,拓展为国际政治实体。 In 2001, Jim O’Neill, chief economist of Goldman Sachs, first proposed the concept of “BRIC”, especially for emerging market investment representatives. BRIC includes Brazil, Russia, India and China. Because the initials of the four countries are similar to the English word brick, they are called “BRIC countries.” From 2008 to 2009, relevant countries held a series of talks and established a summit mechanism to expand into an international political entity.