During 2022, Russian purchases of Chinese heavy vehicles reached 31,000 units, a figure much higher than the 7,700 imported the previous year, as per information from the Sputnik news agency.

The Federation also acquired two thousand buses and minibuses in China during the period, an amount that represents a growth of 69 percent.

According to customs data, last year China exported to Russia almost 3,000 units of special-purpose vehicles such as fire trucks, ambulances and cranes, three times more than what was shipped in 2021.

The import of Chinese tractors stayed on the same level at 89 thousand units.

The customs services of both countries also reported that the total volume of mutual trade in 2022 grew by 29.3 percent, to a record figure of 190,271 million dollars.

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