BEIJING—Ukraine, which is locked in a security crisis with Russia, has seen growing investment from China in recent years. Below are some of China’s main business and economic interests in Ukraine. Trade Ties Trade relations between China and Ukraine have grown significantly since a state visit to China in 2013 by then-President Viktor Yanukovych. China leapfrogged Russia to become Ukraine’s biggest single trading partner in 2019, with overall trade totaling $18.98 billion last year, a nearly 80 percent jump from 2013, according to data from the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Ukrainian exports to China, mainly commodities such as iron ore, corn, and sunflower oil, stood at $8.0 billion in 2021, while imports from China, largely machinery and consumer goods, totaled $10.97 billion, the data showed. China became the largest importer of Ukrainian barley in the 2020–21 marketing year. About 30 percent of China’s corn imports last year, more than …