"Chinese cheater’s charter", or a secret instruction to Chinese border authorities about commercial relations with Russia (first half of XVIII<sup>th</sup> - second half of XIX<sup>th</sup> Centuries)
The paper focuses on the Russian-Chinese commerce from the first half of XVIIIth to the second half of XIXth Centuries, rules and customs of trading posts, rights, duties and skills of Chinese merchants who worked with Russians.