Putin/Xi
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
  • China imported $88 billion worth of major commodities from Russia in 2022 — a 52% jump from 2021.
  • Much of the trade was done in the Chinese yuan, per Reuters.
  • China has ramped up the use of the yuan to buy commodities such as oil and coal from Russia.

China's not mucking about when it comes to de-dollarization.