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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Railway executives from Russia, Iran, and Azerbaijan have met in Baku to hold the 83rd meeting of the Transport Council of the Commonwealth of Independent States. So far, so routine. But what was actually agreed – and signed off – at that meeting has significant implications. In agreeing a new strategy and signing an MoU […]
Russia boosted exports of fish and seafood to China 15% to values of US$2.5 billion in 10M 2025, just behind China’s main source of fish – market leader Ecuador – whose exports to China are worth approximately US$2.7 billion. The data comes from China’s General Administration of Customs (GAC). China increased fish and seafood imports […]
Russia’s FESCO Transportation Group has dispatched the first container train fully loaded with 40-foot flexi-tanks from Omsk to China via Kazakhstan, the company has said. A flexitank is a single-use, flexible bladder designed to fit inside a standard shipping container for transporting non-hazardous liquids. It is a cost-effective alternative to drums, intermediate bulk carriers (IBCs), […]
China’s Dongning (东宁), in Northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, has been actively enhancing the growth of cross-border tourism, trade, and consumption markets with Russia since introducing a visa-free policy for Russians in September. According to local immigration data, 7,821 Russians crossed over the Dongning border into China in the six-week period from September 15 to October […]
The 7th Russia–China Energy Business Forum (RCEBF) was held on November 25 in Beijing with more than 450 participants from both nations’ political, industrial, scientific, and academic circles, marking a decisive milestone in the evolution of one of the world’s most important bilateral energy partnerships. Since its launch in 2018 at the initiative of President […]
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The Russia-China Investment Fund has invested US$1.3 billion in over 40 projects over the course of its activity, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak has said. He was speaking at the 7th Russia-China Energy Business Forum in Beijing. Novak stated, “Investment cooperation between Russia and China has been developing largely thanks to the active role […]
Russia’s Far East and Arctic Development Corporation (FEDC) has stated that SBM LLC (Vladivostok) is to create an industrial complex for producing metal structures in Primorsky Krai, which will include a metal structures plant, an industrial park for tenants, and storage sites for finished products. According to the Russian Unified State Register of Legal Entities, […]
The leaders of the world’s major economies are gathering in South Africa for the G20 Summit between November 22–23, and they will find themselves at a crossroads confronting a global landscape more fractured, polarized, and competitive than at any time since the end of the Cold War. What was once conceived as a practical forum […]
China resumed imports of Russian ice cream in October after a break in September, according to China’s General Administration of Customs. China purchased ice cream valued at US$16,700, which was the lowest monthly figure for 2025. The largest amount of exports of Russian ice cream to the Chinese market this year occurred in March, at […]
Russia is the current chair of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and has been hosting the Council of Heads of Government in Moscow. The Russian Prime Minister, Mikhail Mishustin, chaired the event, while the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, also addressed the attendees. These included China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India, Pakistan, Iran, and Belarus. This is […]
Moscow has been hosting the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Heads of Government Summit, with the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, noting that Russia’s trade with SCO members has reached US$409 billion. He stated, “Russia’s trade turnover with SCO countries reached $409 billion in 2024 and continues to grow. Of course, the lion’s share of this is […]
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