The trade volume between Russia and China may reach record levels in 2022, despite the difficult situation in the world. About this RIA Novosti declaration Zhang Hanhui, Chinese Ambassador to Russia.
“In the context of so many restrictions, such indicators have been quite difficult to come by. However, there is a possibility that the bilateral trade volume will exceed 200 billion dollars by the end of the year, which will be a new record,” he said.
According to him, Russia and China are successfully developing such areas of cooperation as energy, nuclear energy, aviation, space and basic infrastructure.
He added that strengthening interaction only creates a solid foundation for achieving a new level of cooperation. At the same time, the Chinese side will continue to cooperate with partners from Russia, improve the quality of trade and increase its volume.
7 August at the General Directorate of Customs of the People’s Republic of China reportedIn the first seven months of 2022, the trade volume between Russia and China increased by 29 percent and reached 97.71 billion dollars, and exports from China to Russia increased by 5.2 percent in the January-July period, reaching 36.27 billion dollars. . Russia’s imports of goods and services to China increased by 48.8% to $61.45 billion.