According to customs data from both countries, the report notes, bilateral trade recorded a 30.6 percent increase compared to the same period the previous year.

The report adds that, between January and September, China’s exports to Russia rose by 33.1 percent year-on-year to $98.059 billion, while Chinese imports from Russia increased by 28.6 percent to $116.247 billion.

In September, trade between the two countries totaled $29.064 billion, including $15.666 billion in Russian exports to China.

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