China-Russia bilateral trade turnover in 2021 grew by 35.9% year on year, reaching $146.8 billion, exceeding the threshold of $140 million for the first time, Chinese Ministry of Commerce said at a news briefing on Thursday.

China has been Russia's top trading partner for 12 consecutive years, Gao Feng said at the briefing.

The two sides actively promote cooperation in cross-border e-commerce, green low-carbon, biomedicine, culture creativity and other emerging fields, Gao said.