China’s Trade with Russia Slows but Still Beats Overall Growth
BEIJING — China’s overall trade with Russia rose over 12% in March from a year earlier, slowing from February but still outpacing the growth in China’s total imports and exports, as Beijing slammed Western sanctions on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. Shipments to and from Russia increased 12.76% in March to $11.67 billion, Chinese customs data showed on Wednesday, slowing from 25.7% growth in February, when Russia launched its invasion. Still, the growth in March was faster than the 7.75% increase in China’s trade with all countries and regions to $504.79 billion that month. Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. …