🇨🇳 1️⃣ Gold
In 2025, China sharply increased purchases of Russian gold - supplies grew almost 9 times (about 25.3 tons) compared to 2024. Growth - approximately 800% per year.
In monetary terms, the volume reached ~3.29 billion USD, which became a record for bilateral trade.
December 2025 - historical maximum: 10 tons at $1.35 billion per month.
Russia rose from 11th to 7th place among gold suppliers to China.
👉 All this reflects Beijing's strategic interest in gold as a tool for diversifying reserves and reducing dependence on the dollar.
🌲 2️⃣ Forest (lumber)
Russia traditionally remains an important supplier of timber to the Chinese market, especially sawn timber.
In certain periods, more than 85% of Russian timber exports were accounted for by China.
Despite sanctions and logistical restrictions, the PRC remains a key market for Russian timber.
Russian sawn timber is actively used in China in construction, furniture, and woodworking industries.
💡 Context
China is one of the main buyers of Russian raw materials, and Russia is one of the largest suppliers of resources for the Chinese economy.
At the same time, the dynamics of the forest are more complex than that of gold: part of the supplies goes through intermediaries or processing, which is not always fully reflected in the official statistics.
📝 Conclusion:
✅ In 2025, China raised purchases of Russian gold to a record level.
✅ Russia remains a major supplier of timber to China, although the structure and volumes of trade continue to change.
