According to the General Administration of Customs of China, in January-July this year, China imported $57.86 billion of energy resources from the BRICS countries. In the first seven months of 2023, China imported 422.78 billion yuan (equivalent to $57.86 billion) of energy resources (such as oil, coal and natural gas) from BRICS countries, an increase of 17.3%. writes about it RIA News.
At the same time, during the reporting period, China imported 270.24 billion yuan ($36.98 billion) of agricultural products from the BRICS countries, an increase of 14.9%. In particular, soybean imports increased by 7.9%, meat imports increased by 13%, seafood imports increased by 22.4% and edible oil imports increased by 185.4%.
The BRICS summit, which will be attended by the leaders of China, India, Brazil and South Africa, will be held in Johannesburg from 22-24 August. Russia will be represented at the summit by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he will attend the summit via video conference.
The BRICS brings together Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, and recently at least 19 countries have expressed their desire to join this economic bloc, including Argentina, Iran, Algeria, Tunisia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. .
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