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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Russian exports of pork products to China look set to reach a record high this year with supplies up 28.9% in 7M 2026. China is the world’s largest consumer of pork with a whopping 42kg per capita demand annually. We examine the Russia-China export trends.
Both Russia’s inbound and outbound tourism sectors are booming despite Western sanctions designed to prevent it. Instead, the market has completely recalibrated. We deep dive what is happening in this important development sector and the economic impact and investments this is producing both in Russia and in overseas markets.
Chicken Wars: Russia has been developing a ‘super chicken’ aimed at competing with dominant Western varietals. With food security and Western sanctions and trade tariffs now a concern for China as well as smaller economies, Russia’s varietal is less expensive, apparently better quality and looks set to compete on a global basis.
Russia has increased its exports of agricultural produce to China by 34.4% this year, with China wanting to diversify supplies of critical imports such as soy beans, crucial for maintaining China’s massive livestock industry.
Russia’s online gaming industry is projected to be worth US$3 billion by 2030, with an estimated 68 million users and growing. Over 76% of this volume is supplied by Chinese companies. We examine the distinctive cross-border operations of China-Russia digital products, analyse which games are popular and the logistics and financial reasons why.
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Russia-China trade has hit record highs again in H1 2026. Yet there is more to come. We deep-dive the bilateral relationship and look into the massive infrastructure builds and interconnectivity projects under development, and look at all the Russian and Chinese regions involved in significant moves that will completely change the face of Eurasian trade, development, and wealth creation.
Russia and China have set up a joint automotive Research & Development Centre in St.Petersburg on the site of the old General Motors factory. Specialists will initially focus on component localization, vehicle certification, product testing and validation, and engineering modifications to vehicle designs and individual systems.
Russia presented the concept and structure of the proposed BRICS Grain Exchange and how it will work at the 16th meeting of the BRICS Economic and Foreign Trade ministers in Jaipur last week, according to the Russian Economic Development Ministry. Russia proposed to create the BRICS Grain Exchange as a unified digital trading platform where […]
Russia has been developing a massive international railway strategy that includes multiple industrial development sectors and infrastructure across Central Asia, the Middle East, India, China, and deep into Southeast Asia on a scale little recognised. We deep dive the expansion of Russia’s railway development, how it is managing this, and the potential new routes that could become available.
The BRICS nations are discussing linking their payment systems and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) as they explore ways to reduce the costs and increase the speed of cross-border payments, according to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra. He said that “Cross-border payments is an area of interest for all of us, including […]
Russia exported over 25,000 tonnes of crabs to China in the first half of 2026, up 25% year-on-year, and increased revenue from these exports by more than a third to US$697 million, according to data from China’s General Customs Administration. Russia’s Fish Union stated that demand for crabs in China was growing, partly due to […]
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