BEIJING, December 20. /TASS/. Russia and China have fulfilled the task of increasing bilateral trade turnover to $200 billion earlier than planned, Chinese President Xi Jinping said during talks with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Beijing.

According to the Chinese leader, bilateral trade reached $218.28 billion in late 2023.

"The task of raising bilateral trade turnover to $200 billion, which [the Russian] President and I have set five years ago, has been fulfilled earlier than planned," the Chinese leader said, adding that this reflects the positive dynamics of cooperation between the two states.