Turkey-China commerce moves forward despite pandemic


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ISTANBUL, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Turkey and China have managed to further develop and diversify their growing trade relationship despite the COVID-19 pandemic as they celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties this year. The two countries established diplomatic relations in 1971, and since then, their ties have intensified on political, cultural, and economic levels. Their trade volume is around 24 billion U.S. dollars as of 2020, and despite the pandemic, China and Turkey boosted their commercial ties and transactions significantly, according to experts. The China-Turkey trade volume increased by 44 percent in the first three months of 2021, reaching...