This is CBS I in the World with the Contemporary Solar Tava in Moscow for geopolitical

futures, writing about the relationship, the connection, the dialogue between Minsk,

the capital of Belarus on the Polish frontier, NATO frontier, and Moscow.

The relationship can redefine militarily that gets all the headlines, but trade, everything

is trade.

And Akaterina provides a helpful graphic.

My goodness is this revelatory Akaterina.

In 2017, I look at this wheel of trade and I see that Russia was 40% of the trade in

2017 is now 40% of the trade in 2021.

But then there's this new player on the field in 2021.

China.

The trade between Belarus and China, does it consist of finished products, technology,

what can we say about that trade?

It just appeared in the last few years.

The Chinese at Belarusian trade is something that we always observe very carefully.

And I think a couple of years ago, GPAF all published the article about Chinese in

Belarusian trade.

Not a couple of years ago, it was exactly before the election, the central of this protest.

It is very interesting thing because there is a lot of Chinese investments are coming

to Belarus and especially to some strategic projects like transportation, for example.

The goods that I come in from China, I know it's the goods that Russia is getting, so

it's mostly the things for people, for population, since this market is very close to us.

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