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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow, January 22 (Xinhua) — China remains the Russian capital's main trade, industrial, and investment partner. This was stated recently by Anatoly Garbuzov, Moscow Government Minister and head of the city's Department of Investment and Industrial Policy (DIIP), while summing up preliminary results for 2025.
"China remains the capital's main industrial and investment partner. Based on the results of the first ten months of 2025, Moscow ranks first among Russian regions in terms of trade turnover with China," he reported.
As A. Garbuzov noted, China is among the top 10 key export destinations for Moscow's industrial enterprises. Demand is high for a wide range of products, particularly those from the instrument-making industry—optical instruments, automatic control devices, and radiation measuring equipment. "We've also seen an increase in our medical equipment shipments to China. They increased by 11 percent, while exports from the machine tool industry have quadrupled," the head of the DIPP added.
Moscow-produced food products have traditionally enjoyed popularity in China. "Chinese consumers are particularly fond of Moscow-produced confectionery. This category of products accounts for 97 percent of all Moscow food and beverage exports. Moscow-produced ice cream is also in high demand," a Moscow official noted.
According to him, despite the significant role of exports in the structure of international cooperation, exports are not Moscow's only area of interaction with China. Today, the city faces a more complex task: developing joint high-tech projects focused on localizing production and technological partnerships. "This format of cooperation allows us to create sustainable value chains, strengthen the capital's industrial potential, and build long-term relationships with Chinese partners through technology and skills transfer, not just trade," the Xinhua source emphasized.
A. Garbuzov stated that the Technopolis Moscow Special Economic Zone (SEZ), considered the flagship of the capital's high-tech industry, has generated increased interest among Chinese partners. SEZ residents enjoy a unique set of benefits, including a 10-year exemption from property, land, and transport taxes, a reduced 2% corporate income tax rate, a free customs zone regime, and preferential land leases. "Today, the city offers Chinese investors not only a capacious market and developed infrastructure, but also a platform for 'landing' technologies, creating joint innovative production facilities, opening branches, and participating in existing investment projects—from co-investment to turnkey construction," noted the head of the DIPP.
He emphasized that a format for Russian-Chinese cooperation is emerging in Moscow's industrial parks, enabling not only the localization of technologies but also the establishment of joint production chains with subsequent export to third countries. "Such areas include pharmaceuticals and biotechnology. We also see significant potential in medical instrumentation: diagnostic and intensive care equipment, implants, dental products, and biosensors," he noted, adding that cooperation in high-tech industry and urban infrastructure, as well as projects in the chemical industry, is also of great interest.
Speaking about investment cooperation with China, the Moscow official noted that in 2025, Moscow has become even more attractive to Chinese investors, a fact confirmed by both the structure of current investments and the scale of ongoing projects. "Today, investment cooperation between Moscow and China is focused on strategic sectors of the new technological paradigm. Key areas include energy projects, as well as technology transfer in high-tech sectors such as pharmaceuticals, robotics, artificial intelligence, medical technology, and electric vehicles," he said, emphasizing that this investment profile reflects a shift from traditional infrastructure and financial investments to deep technological cooperation focused on localizing cutting-edge developments, establishing joint ventures, and developing a research base. As an example of such cooperation, A. Garbuzov cited the creation of a Russian-Chinese science and technology park at Lomonosov Moscow State University, which will become a key platform for bilateral scientific and technological cooperation.
The head of the DIPP believes that Moscow's key competitive advantage over other Russian regions lies in its systematic and predictable investment policy. Investors are offered over 20 support instruments, ranging from preferential loans and offset contracts to tax incentives and the provision of land plots with fully prepared documentation. Furthermore, as the Moscow official noted, investors from friendly countries, including China, receive conditions comparable to those of Russian companies.
“As a result, cooperation between Moscow and China is becoming sustainable and long-term, going beyond commercial projects, laying the groundwork for a joint presence in global high-tech markets,” concluded A. Garbuzov. –0–
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