Overview

• Manzhouli, in Inner Mongolia, processes nearly 60% of rail and road freight between China and Russia.
• China is the top purchaser of Russian oil, timber and coal, sending bilateral trade over $240 billion last year and poised to lead in natural gas imports.
• Local officials have expanded truck lanes, rail yards and customs technology to achieve a 10% annual rise in border trade.
• Industrial parks refine timber, methanol, rapeseed oil and liquefied petroleum gas for onward shipment to Western markets.
• Despite EU pressure at a Beijing summit, China continues to supply drone components and bank financing to sustain Russia’s war economy.