China affirms to continue strategic coordination with Russia

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Luo Yucheng made this assurance during his meeting with the Ambassador Russia in China Andrey Denisov on April 18, the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s statement stated.

Mr. Lac Ngoc Thanh mentioned that China-Russia trade increased by nearly 30% in the first 3 months of 2022 and considered this as evidence of the “resilience and endogenous strength” of the cooperation relationship between the two countries. country.

Diplomats from China and Russia also discussed Ukraine, according to Reuters.

A few weeks before Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine On February 24, China and Russia announced an unlimited strategic partnership.

According to Reuters, analysts say there is still no major sign that China is violating Western sanctions against Russia.

China’s overall Q1 2022 trade with Russia increased to 243.03 billion yuan ($38.18 billion), up 27.8 percent from a year earlier, said Chinese customs spokesman Li. Kuiwen information on April 13. Li said China’s trade with Ukraine had grown to 29.6 billion yuan ($4.6 million), an increase of 10.6%.

China’s overall trade with Russia totaled 190.12 billion yuan ($29.8 million) in January-March 2021, while its trade with Ukraine reached 26.77 billion yuan (4). .2 million USD) during the same period, according to Chinese customs data.