China’s exports grew at the beginning of 2022, propped up by record-high trade volume with Russia amid the unfolding Ukraine crisis, official data showed on March 7. The output rose 16.3 percent in January and February from a year earlier, beating analysts’ expectations for a 15.0 percent raise, China Customs said on Monday. Its bilateral trade with Russia jumped 38.5 percent year-on-year—the highest rate for the first two months of the year since 2010—exceeding $26 billion, according to South China Morning Post. Its exports to Russia rose by 41.5 percent in the first two months compared to the previous year to $12.6 billion, topping growth with other countries, while imports from Russia rose 35.8 percent, customs data showed. China remains Russia’s top trade partner over the past decade, yet the latest release comes as Russia’s economy has been hammered under international sanctions over its attack on Ukraine late last month. After …