13 July 2023 News BEIJING, July 13 - RIA Novosti. Trade turnover between Russia and China in the first half of 2023 increased by 40.6 percent and amounted up to $114.547 billion, according to data released today by the Customs of China General Administration. China imported goods worth $52.284 billion to Russia in six months, an increase of 78.1 percent compared to the same period in 2022. Deliveries from Russia to China increased by 19.4 percent, amounting to $62.263 billion. Separately, in June, the trade turnover between the two countries amounted to $20.831 billion, Russia imported goods worth $11.280 billion to China, and China imported goods to Russia worth $9.551 billion. At the end of 2022, trade between the two countries increased by 29.3 percent and reached a record $190.271 billion. At the talks between Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping in Beijing on February 4, 2022, the President of China outlined a new goal for trade between the two countries - $ 250 billion a year. Source: https://ria.ru/20230713/tovarooborot-1883882603.html