The 10th china-russia Expo was held in Harbin, China, from March 17 to 21 with the theme of“Trust, cooperation and win-win”. The sino-russian Expo is the highest-level and largest platform for economic and trade cooperation between China and Russia. It has played an important role in promoting cultural exchanges and deepening practical economic and trade cooperation between the two countries.
Visitors to the 10th china-russia expo in Harbin, capital of Northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, tasted delicious food Sunday. (visual China)
More than 1,500 Chinese and foreign companies from 46 countries and regions took part in the Expo, Russian news agency Sputnik reported. Nearly 300 Russian companies are taking part in the fair, and a procurement mission to China is expected to include more than 5,000 people. China-russia cooperation, International, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions and other 8 exhibition areas are planned for this expo. More than 500 first sets of first new products will be released on site, and more than 800 new projects and new cooperation technologies will be fully displayed. Since its first edition in 2014, the china-russia Expo has attracted more than 7,200 Chinese and Russian enterprises and 1.05 million businessmen.
RIA Novosti said on the 17th, the Russian expo area of 5,000 square meters, a total of 16 Russian Federation participants. Over 100 Russian agro-industrial complex, cosmetics, daily consumer goods, jewelry products enterprises from more than 40 regions participated in the exhibition.
It is also reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a state visit to China from May 19 to 20. Putin told reporters after the Victory Day parade on May 9 that strategic cooperation between Russia and China is the most important factor in maintaining stability in international relations, itar-tass said Sunday. He said that at present, when international treaties in the field of disarmament and non-proliferation have almost disappeared, Russia-china cooperation has become an important factor in preventing nuclear proliferation and maintaining stability.
Venezuela’s TV Southern 16, mentioned that Putin’s visit to China at a time of profound changes in the global pattern of the complex background. Some analysts see Putin’s visit as an opportunity to showcase Russian-chinese cooperation on issues such as regional conflicts, security in the asia-pacific region and the role of the BRICS in the New World Order. In the increasingly fierce geopolitical competition, the Russian-chinese high-level interaction clearly shows the depth of Russian-chinese relations. Far more than a routine bilateral meeting, it will further cement Beijing’s shared vision with Moscow of a more balanced world order, it will have important implications for global trade, energy markets, security architecture and diplomacy.
On the 15th, Andrei Kortunov, an expert of the Valdai International Debate Club of Russia, said at a round table held by Russian television today that Russia is a predictable partner for China. Kashin, director of the Center for European and International Studies of the Russian University of higher economics, said that the current international situation is injecting positive energy into bilateral cooperation between Russia and China, especially energy cooperation. Kashin added: “The russia-china strategy needs to be constructed within the framework of the new BRICS and SCO. Against the backdrop of increasing chaos and violence, the BRICS and the SCO are going through difficult times. The task before us is to preserve the future potential of these platforms.”
Sergei, director of Russia’s asia-pacific research center, told the global times that russia-china relations have maintained a positive momentum of high-level development. The current international situation is complex and turbulent. Power politics, unilateralism and protectionism pose serious threats to global stability and development. Some countries are trying to destabilize and undermine the International System with the United Nations at its core. Russia and China will continue to maintain close communication and coordination and strengthen multilateral cooperation on multilateral platforms such as the UN, BRICS and SCO, and will play a more active role in promoting world peace and development.