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Putin-Xi, May 2024 Russia-China Summit – Announced Deals

China, Economy, Finance, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, visited Beijing and Harbin, China last week to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and discuss multiple issues concerning trade and mutual development. In Harbin, Putin attended the China-Russia Expo. In this article, we summarise the meetings, and discuss the numerous announced deals and developments.     Overall Impact The overall impact […]

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The Putin-Xi Summit: Integrating Oblasts & Handling Sanctions

China, Trade

Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed his trip to Beijing to hold meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping, himself just back from a trip to France, Serbia, and Hungary – the latter two Russia-friendly European nations. Putin meanwhile this week has restructured his government and moved around senior officials and just held meetings with Eurasian

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Russia Needs To Reduce Import Dependence On China: Chamber of Commerce & Industry

China, Economy, Trade

The Russian Chamber of Commerce & Industry has suggested changes to Russia’s import substitution sector lest it start to rely too much on Chinese manufacturing.   To reduce import dependence in Russia’s manufacturing and mechanical engineering sectors, it is essential to accelerate the development of component manufacturers – a third layer of Russian industrialisation. At present,

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St.Petersburg Provides SME Incentives To Develop East China Exports

China, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The St. Petersburg government is to launch a pilot scheme for local SME exporters, providing subsidies for domestic businesses in the city looking to access markets in Eastern China. At the initial stage, it is planned to access four major ports in China: Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, and Guangzhou. The initiative has been arranged by the

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Arkhangelsk-Shanghai To Become A Regular Northern Sea Route Service

China, Logistics & Transport, Trade

China’s Yangpu Newnew Shipping plans to make 10-12 shipping runs from Shanghai to Arkhangelsk along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) in 2024, according to the government of the Arkhangelsk region. Alexander Tsybulsky, Arkhangelsk Regional head, and Tsetsen Goryaev, the General Director of the Arkhangelsk Commercial Sea Port and Elena Maximova, the General Director of Torgmall

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Russia’s Aurus Luxury Auto Brand Takes Over Toyota’s St.Petersburg Production Plant

China, Investment, Trade

In another indication of how Western sanctions have spurred Russia’s domestic industries, a St. Petersburg-based plant formerly belonging to Japanese automaker Toyota has been transferred to Russian high-end carmaker Aurus, according to Denis Manturov, Russia’s acting Minister of Industry and Trade. Production of Aurus cars at the plant will start before the end of 2024.

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First Agroexpress Chelyabinsk Freight Train Leaves For Chengdu

BRICS, China, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The Yuzhnouralsky Dry Port and Rusagrotek LLC have sent the first container train with agricultural products from Chelyabinsk to Zabaikalsk, one of the China border crossings. The train will proceed to Chengdu in China’s Sichuan Province, with the total travel time estimated at 14 days. The train consists of 70 forty-foot containers. The route was

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Eurasian Economic Union, China Meet To Discuss Trade and Economic Cooperation

China, Trade

On April 19, in Beijing, Andrei Slepnev, joint chair of the Minister of Trade of the Eurasian Economic Commission and Li Fei, China’s Vice Minister of Commerce held discussions of the Joint Commission on the implementation of the Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation between the Eurasian Economic Union and the PRC. China has a

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