Participants at the 10th China-Russia Expo in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, May 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)
Cooperation between China and Russia in various fields has yielded fruitful results under the strategic leadership of the two heads of state, Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing said on Sunday.
Zhang, also a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the statement during his speech at the opening ceremony of the 10th China-Russia Expo in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province.
Mr. Zhang and Yury Trutnev, Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia, respectively read out congratulatory letters from the two heads of state at the opening ceremony of the Expo.
Zhang said China is willing to work with Russia to follow up on the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, make full use of platforms such as the China-Russia Expo, give full play to the role of the two countries’ Northeast-Far East cooperation mechanism, and continuously expand the space for mutually beneficial development.
Trutnev said Russia is willing to take full advantage of the intergovernmental cooperation mechanism, unleash the potential of local cooperation and enrich the achievements of the development of bilateral relations.
Saturday, MM. Zhang and Trutnev also co-chaired the sixth meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission for Cooperation between Northeast China and Russia’s Far East Region.
