▁Russian ▁representative ▁office ▁in ▁Taiwan , ▁Represent ative ▁Office ▁in ▁Tai pe i ▁for ▁the ▁Moscow - T ai pe i ▁Co ord ination ▁Commission ▁on ▁Econom ic ▁and ▁Cultural ▁Co operation , ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁by ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁of ▁Russia . ▁ ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁borders ▁of ▁Out er ▁Mong olia ▁were ▁elimin ated ▁from ▁the ▁RO C ▁boundary ▁definition ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Tu va ▁Republic ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁in . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁total ▁amount ▁of ▁the ▁trade ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁countries ▁( in ▁US ▁dollars ) ▁was ▁ 2 , 1 8 8 , 9 4 4 , 4 7 3 . ▁As ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁from ▁the ▁data , ▁Russia ▁keeps ▁a ▁positive ▁balance ▁in ▁its ▁trade ▁relations ▁with ▁Taiwan ▁thanks ▁to ▁cru de ▁oil , ▁cast ▁iron ▁and ▁steel , ▁non fer r ous ▁met als , ▁pet ro chem ical ▁products , ▁ferro - allo ys , ▁c oking ▁coal , ▁tim ber , ▁and ▁chemical ▁fert il izers . ▁Russia ▁imports ▁mostly ▁electron ics ▁and ▁electronic ▁parts , ▁computers ▁and ▁computer ▁parts , ▁and ▁home ▁app li ances . ▁ ▁The ▁negative ▁trade ▁balance ▁($ 1 . 6 8 ▁billion ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ) ▁issue ▁is ▁taken ▁seriously ▁in ▁Taiwan . ▁However , ▁the ▁pre val ence ▁of ▁natural ▁resources ▁in ▁Russian ▁exports ▁and ▁industrial ▁products ▁in ▁Taiwan ▁are ▁considered