The round table “Sino-Russian Strategic Partnership and Global Challenges” was successfully organized in Moscow

On March 20, a roundtable on “China-Russia Strategic Partnership and Global Challenges” was successfully held in Moscow, hosted by the International Information Center of Rosatom. Experts and scholars such as Babayev, Director of the Institute of China and Modern Asia , Russian Academy of Sciences ;Zhou Liqun, President of the Russian Chinese Chamber of Commerce and General Manager of China Chengtong International Investment Co. Ltd ;Karneev, Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian State Higher Economic University; Zhong Dandan, Director of the Department of International Exchanges and Cooperation of the Communication University of China ; andFeng Shaolei, Director of the Center for Russian Studies of the East China Normal University, were in attendance.

Commenting on the main achievements of Sino-Russian relations, Babayev, director of the Institute of China and Modern Asia at the Russian Academy of Sciences, noted in particular that China and Russia share common values and political views on the future development of humankind, and that “ideological values unite us today and are extremely important for the development of relations. We hardly disagree on how humanity should develop, how the world economy and geopolitics should move forward.”

Zhou Liqun, President of the China General Chamber of Commerce in Russia and General Manager of China Chengtong International Investment Co., Ltd, said that the positive interaction between Chinese and Russian enterprises and the highly complementary nature of the Chinese and Russian economies have enabled the two countries to successfully increase their annual trade volume. Payment challenges between Chinese and Russian companies have become a hot topic of discussion, and we need to strategically address these issues, as well as eliminate the doubts and fears of Chinese companies in terms of settlement. Indeed 90% of Russian-Chinese contracts are already settled in RMB, but there is a need to ensure that the flow of funds becomes freer.

Expert Opinion

KARNEYEV: The world today is at a turning point in history, and Russia and China are at the forefront of change, as both countries strive to establish an international order based on the concepts of peace and equality.

Feng Shaolei: The development of Sino-Russian relations is historically inevitable, and the principle of “harmony and differences” can be followed to seek common ground while reserving differences, reach consensus and realize harmony.

Dandan Zhong: The promotion of Russian-Chinese cooperation in education, information and culture is extremely important as a catalyst for the development of a long-term partnership between China and Russia, which will help strengthen friendship between the two countries, deepen bilateral cultural and educational exchanges, and promote mutual understanding between the peoples of the two countries.

The conference was a continuation of the series of educational and expert events “New Horizons of Cooperation between Russia and the Middle East and Africa”, aimed at in-depth discussion of the Russian-Chinese strategic partnership and the study of global challenges.