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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
HOHHOT, May 15 (Xinhua) — Early in the morning, on the production line of Manzhouli Xinfeng Grain and Oil Industry Co., Ltd., newly imported rapeseed from Russia goes through automated peeling and pressing processes, and golden vegetable oil smoothly fills tanks.
Manzhouli Port (Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, North China), the largest land port on the Sino-Russian border, takes advantage of its geographical advantages and innovative policy mechanisms to actively develop new models of economic cooperation through deep processing of agricultural products and used car exports.
“As soon as this batch of raw materials cleared customs, we immediately launched 24-hour production,” said Deputy General Director Yang Zhihong. Russian rapeseed oil with low acidity and a high smoke point is in particular demand among Chinese producers. The “Russian raw materials – Chinese processing” model facilitates the transition of local enterprises from trade to deep processing.
According to Yang Zhihong’s calculations, using cross-border trade can save 500 yuan per ton of raw materials, and since last year, it has managed to save over 8 million yuan. Since November 2024, his company has imported 16,000 tons of raw materials from Russia, worth a total of 70 million yuan.
In the face of tight raw material supply, Manzhouli Xinfeng has recently upgraded its equipment, launched oatmeal production and expanded its production area. “We are focusing on product diversification,” said Yang Zhihong. Last year, his company’s processing volume reached 120,000 tons, 70 percent of its products were supplied to central and western China, and its total profit and tax revenue exceeded 64 million yuan.
Since the beginning of 2025, the transaction volume in the China-Russia border trade zone in Manzhouli has exceeded 100 million yuan. More than 3,600 local residents are involved in this activity, earning a total income of over 1 million yuan and generating 2 million yuan in tax revenue.
A used car export showroom in Manzhouli displays neatly polished cars. Liu Dongge, a person in charge of Sanhe, said his company has exported more than 300 cars to Russia.
So far, 18 companies in Manzhouli have obtained licenses to export used cars, with the total transaction volume of these companies exceeding 300 million yuan. “Manzhouli exported 1,540 cars in 2024, and 764 in the first four months of 2025,” said Bai Zhiping, an official with the Manzhouli City Commerce Bureau.
In the first quarter of 2025, the cargo throughput through Manzhouli Port was 6.531 million tons, up 10.6 percent year-on-year, and the trade turnover reached 47.67 billion yuan, up 6.1 percent year-on-year.
From a “transit station” to an “industrial hub,” from deep processing of agricultural products to the export of used cars, Manzhouli’s evolution demonstrates that a modern border economy is built not just on logistics, but also on the deep integration of production, service and innovation chains. -0-