China has roared ahead of Russia to account for twice as much of Ukraine’s trade this year, reports the State Statistics Service. For this year through August, China-Ukraine two-way trade totaled $9.4 billion. Russia trade totaled $4.8 billion. Germany was just behind, with $4.6 billion. The next four were: Poland — $4.5 billion; Turkey — $2.9 billion; Belarus — $2.5 billion; and United States — $2.5 billion.