The volume of bilateral trade between China and Cyprus reached nearly $1 billion in 2023, according to a post by the Chinese Ambassador to Cyprus, Liu Yantao, on the social media platform "X" on Tuesday.

Ambassador Liu noted that Cyprus has participated in the China International Import Expo (CIIE) for seven consecutive years, stating that "in 2023, the total volume of bilateral trade between China and Cyprus approached $1 billion."

He further remarked that, with China’s continued global economic opening and the deepening of China-Cyprus economic and trade cooperation, “an increasing number of high-quality Cypriot products are expected to enter the Chinese market.”