Russia-China bilateral trade has exceeded US$200 billion for three consecutive years, with China remaining vital for Russia’s economy. Key exports for Russia are oil and gas, while China sends cars, electronics, and industrial components, with both nations deepening strategic cooperation and substantial joint infrastructure projects and connectivity despite global pressures. The trade mix however is changing as Russia looks to access markets deeper into the country and its significant Central and Southern populations.
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The first batch of Belarusian-built VGV SUZ crossover vehicles have been delivered to Russia, representatives of VGV have stated. “The first batch of VGV crossovers has arrived in Russia, the cars have passed customs clearance. This stage was the final one before the mass deliveries of cars to Russia. These VGV crossovers have undergone a […]
Yakutia Railways has proposed the restoration of the Skovorodino – Reinovo railway, which would connect with the Russian Railways network and the Russia-China border crossing at Dzhalinda and Mohe in China’s Heilongjiang Province. That in turn links directly to the provincial capital Harbin, with onward links to Beijing and the Chinese national rail system. Mohe […]
Despite Western media Gazprom rhetoric, Russia Is To Become China’s Largest LNG Supplier Just a month after Western media took aim at Russia for not being able to reach agreement with China on increased gas supplies, Russia has announced that supplies of Russian gas to China via the Far Eastern route will start in 2027. […]
Russia’s trade with China has been hampered by the impact of financial sanctions upon Russia, including not just its banks but also its SPFS payment system, which operates as an alternative to SWIFT. The United States and EU have threatened additional sanctions on any bank that conducts financial trade with Russia or connects to its […]
Russia, Kazakhstan and China are to conclude an Agreement for the creation of a Unified Digital Platform (ECP) for container transportation in order to optimize freight transport on the route connecting the three countries. The document is scheduled to be signed at the next meeting of the Kazakh-Chinese Business Council at the beginning of next […]
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Why the Atlantic Council’s Joe Webster is wrong about Kyrgyzstan and Europe The small, landlocked Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan has been called out by Joe Webster, a senior fellow of the Atlantic Council, in an article he wrote this week (June 25, 2024) ‘We Need To Talk About Kyrgyzstan’. In this, he essentially called […]
The former Mercedes-Benz plant in Yesipov near Moscow will begin mass production of China’s Exeed cars, the premium brand of Chinese automaker Chery under a contract assembly agreement starting in July. Mercedes-Benz exited the Russian market in April 2023, selling their shares in the Yesipov factory to the Russian local car dealer Avtodom. Interestingly, Mercedes-Benz […]
The delayed Kuragino-Kyzyl railway line, which is planned to run from Krasnoyarsk Krai to Tuva in south-eastern Russia, close to the border with Mongolia, has been proposed to be constructed and now extended to Urumqi, the capital of China’s Xinjiang Province. The announcement was made by Vladislav Khovalyg, the head of the Republic of Tuva, […]
Russia’s Kommersant newspaper has interviewed Vitaly Mankevich, the Chairman of the Russian-Asian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RASPP) nd discussed the relationships between Russian businesses in China and India. We feature the interview below: What is the current situation with receiving payment from Russian legal entities in Chinese banks? “Briefly describing the situation is quite […]
The Sukhoi Port Blagoveshchensk logistics railway terminal will start operating in the fall of 2025, the Government of the Amur Region has reported. Blagoveshchensk is strategically important, as it lies on the Russian border with China on the Amur River. A railway bridge was completed in 2022, which connects to Heihe in China, and from […]
Alfa Bank, Russia’s largest private lender, has applied to the Chinese authorities to open offices in Beijing and Shanghai. The bank is aiming to become the first private Russian bank to open fully-fledged branches in China, and comes after it recently expanded its client support services for Chinese businesses. Alfa Bank said it is already […]
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