The figure is expected to reach $ 100 billion this year.

Last year, the country’s exports of goods to China increased sharply by 61.5 per cent year – on – year to $ 35.46 billion.

Telephones and components were leading the list of items exported by the country to China last year with the export turnover of $ 7.15 billion, rocketed by 794 per cent and accounted for 20.2 per cent of the total. It was followed by computers, electronics and components with $ 6.86 billion, up by 69 per cent; and then fruits and vegetables with $ 2.65 billion, up by 52 per cent; fibers of all kinds - $ 2.04 billion, up by 23.7 per cent; cameras, camcorders and components - $ 2.09 billion, up by 25.8 per cent year – on – year.

However, the country’s exports of tea to China decreased by 43.6 per cent; crude oil – down by 19.7 per cent; coal – down by 33.5 per cent; coffee – down by 20.2 per cent and handbags, wallets, suitcases, hats and umbrellas – down by 3.4 per cent.

Last year, the country’s exports of paper and products to China increased sharply by 24 times to $ 113.98 million; cement and clinker – up by 55 times to $ 47.61 million; telephones and components – up by 8 times to $ 7.15 billion; chemicals – up by 96 per cent to $ 193.75 million.

The country’s trade deficit with China decreased from $ 28 billion in 2016 to $ 22.77 billion last year.