Belarusian Officials Feeling Hurt By China

Beijing is becoming a serious competitor for Minsk.

The growth of exports to Russia is hampered by the enterprises, which are not active enough in service and promotion. Such shortcomings are usually reported to the SCC, said Deputy Chief of Aliaksandr Lukashenka's administration Aliaksandr Yahorau in a TV interview.

Also, one of the main reasons why the growth of exports to Russia - more than 50% of supplies abroad - slowed down was competition from China.

Earlier, Industry Minister Aliaksandr Rahozhnik complained about Beijing.

According to him, China imported more than 12,000 tractors to Russia last year. Rahozhnik added that the same trend is observed with other products:

- All that concerns the group of refrigerators and freezers, the situation is very similar. The task that is set is not only to expand the nomenclature, but also to improve the quality and competitiveness of these products.