The 7th Meeting of the BRICS Trade Ministers is held in Shanghai, east China, Aug. 1, 2017 [Xinhua]Trade ministers from the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa are discussing trade facilitation, economic and technological cooperation, and the multilateral trade system at a two-day annual meeting that began on Tuesday in Shanghai.
The BRICS ministers are looking at boosting cooperation of the bloc within the WTO and preparation for the 11th Ministerial Conference in December.
On Tuesday, Chinese Minister of Commerce Zhong Shan warned against trade favouritism.