It was reported that the trade turnover between Russia and China increased by 26.7% annually in the January-November period, updated its historical maximum and reached a record level of 218.17 billion dollars. TASSExcerpt from data from the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China.
According to these data, exports from China to the Russian Federation increased by 50.2 percent to approximately 100.33 billion dollars in the 11 months of this year, and imports of goods and services from the Russian Federation increased by 11.8 percent to 117.84 billion dollars.
Russia’s surplus in this period decreased by approximately 53% compared to the same period last year, reaching 17.51 billion dollars. In November, the trade volume between the two countries reached 21.5 billion dollars, an increase of 8.6% compared to October.
The leaders of the Russian Federation and China had previously set a goal of doubling the trade turnover between the two countries to 200 billion dollars by 2024.
Chinese President Xi Jinping in November statedBeijing is ready to make efforts to deepen relations together with Moscow.
Before this Xi Jinping statedHe stated that thanks to the efforts of Russia and China, energy cooperation between the countries has become comprehensive and wide-ranging.
Former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg statedThat Russia and China are developing increasingly closer cooperation.