Russia-China cooperation

Russia weighs trillion-ruble railway megaproject to China

Russian authorities are discussing a trillion-ruble megaproject to build a new railway to China to speed up the shipment of raw materials from Siberia to the Chinese market, The Moscow Times reported on September 8.

9 September, 01:29 PM

China lures Russian Far East businesses with lower taxes, 3% loans

Companies operating in Russia’s Far Eastern Federal District have begun registering in China because of high taxes and expensive credit. Alexander Kalinin, head of the Opora Rossii business organization, described the trend in a report by The Moscow Times.

4 September, 12:27 PM

Belarus building secret ammo plant with Russia, China to aid Ukraine invasion

Belarus is quietly developing a large-scale facility to produce artillery and rocket ammunition that could directly supply the Russian military in its war against Ukraine, according to the Belarusian opposition group BELPOL, which spoke to Ukrinform on Dec. 21.

22 December 2025, 10:35 AM

Top Chinese refinery cuts Russian crude after Trump-era sanctions hit Rosneft, Lukoil

China’s Yanchang Petroleum refinery dropped Russian oil from its latest crude purchase tender covering deliveries from December to mid-February, Reuters reported on Nov. 11, citing two traders familiar with the matter.

11 November 2025, 01:05 PM

China, Russia tighten ties as Lavrov, Wang Yi discuss Ukraine and U.S.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in Beijing on July 13, Reuters reported.

14 July 2025, 11:30 AM

Russia eyes North Korea, China for exports from seized U.S.-owned cannery

Russia is planning to ramp up exports from a confiscated American-owned canned food company, looking to offset falling domestic sales by targeting new markets in China and North Korea, Reuters reported on July 10.

11 July 2025, 04:41 PM

Share of Chinese electronics in Shahed drones reaches 65% — Ukrainian intelligence

The share of Chinese-made electronic components in Shahed drones used by Russia to attack Ukraine daily has risen to 60–65%, according to Ukraine’s HUR military intelligence agency, as reported by Radio Svoboda’s Donbas Realii project on July 7.

7 July 2025, 12:55 PM

Beijing to Kallas: Russian collapse in Ukraine is not in China’s interest

Beijing “does not want to see Russia lose the war against Ukraine,” Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, South China Morning Post reported on July 4, citing sources.

5 July 2025, 01:51 PM

The Economist: China supplies Russia with drones and weapons components

China has become the most important — and possibly decisive — supporter of the Kremlin’s war machine, potentially crossing a line by supplying lethal aid to Russia, The Economist reported on June 19, analyzing Beijing’s growing role in Moscow’s war against Ukraine.

20 June 2025, 03:18 PM

Russia-China cooperation