Russia-China January-May trade volume jumps by 22.9% to $109.5 billion — customs

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · Jun 09, 2026 · 143 words

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What to know about Russia-China January-May trade volume jumps by 22.9% to $109.5 billion — customs

The article reports on the trade volume between Russia and China from January to May, citing data from the General Customs Administration of the People's Republic of China. It details the growth in exports and imports and lists the primary goods traded between the two nations.

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What happened

The trade volume between Russia and China in January-May increased by 22.9% year-on-year to $109.5 billion, said the General Customs Administration of the People's Republic of China.

Why it matters

Exports from China to Russia rose by 26.4% to $49.17 billion, while imports from Russia to China increased by 20.2% to $60.35 billion.

Common ground

In May, the turnover amounted to $23.72 billion, flat on April levels.

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Follow-up questions

What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Russia-China January-May trade volume jumps by 22.9% to $109.5 billion — customs?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that imports from Russia to China increased by 20.2% to $60.35 billion?
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Propaganda Score

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Low risk. This article shows minimal use of propaganda techniques.

fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “imports from Russia to China increased by 20.2% to $60.35 billion.”

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The specific figures ($60.35 billion and 20.2%) are not corroborated by the provided evidence snippets from other independent sources.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — China and Russia share one of the world's most important foreign relationships. Both nations share interest in energy cooperation, military ties, and geopolitical alignment in challenging the collecti…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China–Russia_relations

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Russians in China are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized in the People's Republic of China. Enhe Russian Ethnic Township is the only ethnic township in China designated for China's Russ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russians_in_China

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 1 January to 31 May 2025.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Russo-Ukrainia…

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Claim 2: “Oil, natural gas, and coal were Russia’s key trading items.”

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Multiple sources (TASS, Oreanda-News) confirm that China mainly imports oil, natural gas, and coal from Russia.

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web search NEUTRAL — The world's leading data visualization tool for international trade data.
https://oec.world/en/profile/country/rus

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web search NEUTRAL — Russia has the largest natural gas reserves in the world – at 1,688.228 billion cubic meters (BCM) – and exports more natural gas than any other country, shipping an estimated 175.7 billion cubic mete…
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/natural-g…

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web search NEUTRAL — Crude oil is a naturally occurring mixture of hydrocarbon deposits and other organic materials that exists in liquid form in underground reservoirs. This raw natural resource is a globally important c…
https://investingnews.com/daily/resource-investing/energy-in…

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Claim 3: “The trade volume between Russia and China in January-May increased by 22.9% year-on-year to $109.5 billion, said the General Customs Administration of the People's Republic of China.”

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While TASS mentions the 22.9% jump in a headline, the provided evidence snippets do not contain the full data set to corroborate the $109.5 billion figure across multiple independent sources. The TASS snippet is the primary source for this specific figure.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Common Customs Tariff of the Eurasian Economic Union is customs duty rates imposed by the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), a supranational body of the Eurasian Economic Union (Armenia, Belarus,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Customs_Tariff_of_the_E…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2012, the People's Republic of China has officially referred to its present era as the New Era of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, which started when Xi Jinping succeeded Hu Jintao as gen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_secretaryship_of_Xi_Ji…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During his second term as President of the United States, Donald Trump enacted a series of steep tariffs affecting nearly all goods imported into the country. From January to April 2025, the overall a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariffs_in_the_second_Trump_ad…

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Claim 4: “In 2025, the trade turnover between China and Russia slipped by 6.9% to $228.1 billion.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute the claim regarding 2025 trade turnover figures.

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Claim 5: “Other goods include copper and copper ore, wood, fuel, and seafood.”

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TASS, Oreanda-News, and another web search result all explicitly list copper, copper ore, wood, fuel, and seafood as key Russian exports to China.

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web search NEUTRAL — Other goods include copper and copper ore, wood, fuel, and seafood. China exports a wide range of products to Russia, from cars, tractors, computers, smartphones, industrial and specialized equipment …
https://tass.com/economy/2144329

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web search NEUTRAL — China mainly imports oil, natural gas and coal from Russia, as well as copper, copper ore, wood, fuel and seafood. Smartphones, industrial and specialized equipment, toys, shoes, vehicles, air conditi…
https://www.oreanda-news.com/en/torgovlya_i_uslugi/china-rus…

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web search NEUTRAL — According to published data, exports from China to Russia increased by 11.3% in the first 4 months of the year, reaching about 20.24 billion USD.In addition, key import items from Russia are copper, c…
https://news.laodong.vn/the-gioi/kim-ngach-thuong-mai-nga-tr…

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Claim 6: “In May, the turnover amounted to $23.72 billion, flat on April levels.”

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The provided evidence does not contain data regarding the specific turnover for May or a comparison to April levels.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the immediate aftermath of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the People's Republic of China stated that it respects Ukraine's sovereignty but Russia's opposition to the enlargement of NATO shou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_and_the_Russo-Ukrainian_…

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Claim 7: “China exports a wide range of products to Russia, from cars, tractors, computers, smartphones, industrial and specialized equipment to children's toys and alcohol.”

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TASS and The Erudite Elders both list a wide range of Chinese exports to Russia including cars, tractors, computers, smartphones, industrial equipment, and toys.

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web search NEUTRAL — Imports of Chinese industrial equipment in the Russian Federation for the year increased by 33% and reached $1.03 billion. Russia sharply increased the supply of waste and copper scrap to China.
https://tadviser.com/index.php/Article:Trade_between_Russia_…

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web search NEUTRAL — Chinese shipments of finished goods in the opposite direction, cars, tractors, computers, smartphones, industrial equipment, children’s toys, clothing, and footwear, declined 5.3 percent to $30.81 bil…
https://www.eruditeelders.com/russias-economic-recovery-is-a…

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web search NEUTRAL — China’s leading automobile exporter. Online Service. Plenty Of Car Sources To Choose From.Why Choose Us. China’s leading automobile exporter, and qualified for export by China’s Ministry of Commerce.
https://www.ddongauto.com/

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Claim 8: “The trade turnover between the two countries hit a record high in 2024, when it topped $244 billion.”

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News Mongolia reports that turnover topped $244 billion in 2024 according to customs data, and describes it as a record high.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chinese–Russian border or the Sino-Russian border is the international border between China and Russia. After the final demarcation carried out in the early 2000s, it measures 4,209.3 kilometres (…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China–Russia_border

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Claim 9: “Exports from China to Russia rose by 26.4% to $49.17 billion”

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The specific figures ($49.17 billion and 26.4%) are not corroborated by the provided evidence snippets from other independent sources.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the Russo-Ukrainian war covers the period from 1 January to 31 May 2025.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Russo-Ukrainia…

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