Russian sweets are popular among Chinese people

Published Sep 2, 2021

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In 2020, Russia achieved a 13% increase in its non-resource, non-energy exports to China, reaching a total of $16.3 billion. According to Zhou Litsun, Chairman of the Union of Chinese Entrepreneurs in Russia, Chinese residents, especially those in the northeast, enjoy Russian products such as sweets, chocolate, ice cream, soybeans, corn, and honey. The popularity of Russian ice cream in China was further boosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who gifted it to Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summits in 2016 and 2019.
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Russian-made sweets, chocolate, ice cream are popular among Chinese residents, especially in the north-east of the country, Chairman of the Union of Chinese Entrepreneurs in Russia Zhou Litsun told RIA Novosti at the site of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. Russia in 2020 set a record for non-resource non-energy exports to China. In 2020, it reached $ 16.3 billion, which is 13% higher than in 2019. “Speaking of non-primary non-energy goods, there is a demand in China for Russian soybeans, corn, honey, ice cream, sweets, chocolate. These are popular Russian goods among Chinese people, especially in the northeast of the country. They are all beloved,” he said. A good advertisement for Russian ice cream in China, according to Zhou Litsun, was made by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who earlier donated a box of cold delicacies to Chinese President Xi Jinping. "This actually speaks of the high quality of Russian ice cream," he added. Putin brought Russian ice cream as a ...
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