"Thanks to joint efforts, the trade turnover at the end of 2022 amounted to a record $ 190 billion and increased by 116% compared to 10 years ago," he said in an article for RIA Novosti and Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

According to the politician, the volume of mutual investments between Russia and China also continues the upward trend. Xi Jinping singled out the fields of energy, space and transport as areas in which strategically important cooperation projects are being implemented.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia on March 20-22 at the invitation of Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Also, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Moscow and Beijing are working to strengthen the strategic partnership.