"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 XVIII<sup>th</sup> to the second half of XIX<sup>th</sup> Centuries, rules and customs of trading posts, rights, duties and skills of Chinese merchants who worked with Russians.