Public lecture by Deputy Minister Reginah Mhaule on the Outcomes of the 10th BRICS Johannesburg Summit at the Sol Plaatjie University, Kimberley, Northern Cape

The world has been undergoing dramatic changes as the US has soured its relations with both China and Russia, and wielded trade war stick against not only China, but US allies. Is a second Cold War imminent? How should China and Russia react to the changes?

The opening of new diplomatic missions depends on "the current state and prospects of developing political, economic, humanitarian and other bilateral ties

It is a matter of common knowledge that energy relations between Russia and China have boomed in the past decade, with all sorts of new infrastructure being built to facilitate the ever-further expansion of bilateral energy trade

Beijing and Moscow are discussing possible Russian gas deliveries of 5-10 billion cubic metres to China via Russia’s far east and may do a deal in the first half of next year

The infrastructure bank run by developing BRICS countries has been successfully implementing its projects, according to its senior manager