China's 2022 trade with Russia hit record $190 bln - customsBEIJING, Jan 13 (Reuters) - China's trade with Russia hit a record 1.28 trillion yuan ($190 billion) last year, the government said on Friday, even as Russia's imports from the European Union fell on sanctions related to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.Russia more than doubled its rail exports of liquefied petroleum gas to China in 2022 as part of the Kremlin's drive to diversify its energy export sales, a Reuters analysis based on data from industry sources showed on Thursday.China's imports of Russian natural gas through the Power of Siberia pipeline are set to have risen by at least 50% in 2022, according to Russia's top producer, Gazprom.China's trade with Russia slowed sharply in dollar terms in December, with exports up 8.3% from the same month last year, down from November's 17.9% rise, according to Reuters calculations based on Friday's Chinese customs data.But with the dismantling of Beijing's zero-COVID policy, however, Russia and China are ready to resume mutual travel as soon as possible and deepen their strategic cooperation, Zhang Hanhui, China's ambassador to Russia, said this week."