Economic cooperation between Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa has been surging, Chinese customs data shows
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China’s foreign trade with other BRICS member states amounted to 1.64 trillion yuan ($244 billion) in the first half of the year, up 14.1% in annual terms, according to data from the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC), as cited by the Global Times on Wednesday.
The data shows that the value of exports reached 817.18 billion yuan ($121 billion), jumping 20.6%. The value of imports was also up, by 8.3% to 825.82 billion yuan (around $123 billion).
GACC spokesperson Li Kuiwen said at a press briefing on Wednesday that China’s trade with other BRICS...