"The main form of cooperation in the complex economic relations between Russia and China is trade.
"From 2003 until 2013, mutual trade increased 7.7 times; in 2014 the scale of bilateral operations increased even more.
"The aggravation of relations between Russia and Western countries contributed to the expansion of economic ties with China. By 2020, the parties planned to increase bilateral trade to $200 billion.
"According to the Federal Сustoms Service (FCS) of the Russian Federation, in 2016 the foreign trade turnover of Russia and China amounted to $66.1 billion (in 2015 – $63.6 billion).
"Russia has a negative trade balance with China: in 2016 exports amounted to $28 billion, whereas imports totaled $38.1 billion (in 2015, $28.6 and $35.9 billion, respectively).
"The share of China in foreign trade with Russia grew from 12.1% in 2015 to 14.1% in 2016.
"Since 2010, China is the largest trading partner of Russia."