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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
St. Petersburg, March 13 /Xinhua/ — A Russian-Chinese business forum was held in St. Petersburg on Friday under the motto "St. Petersburg – China's Regions: From Dialogue to Real Projects." The forum focused on cooperation between the two countries in economics, trade, tourism, and education.
"Our friendship is built on deep trust and mutual respect. Over 40 percent of our city's foreign trade is with China. In recent years, our trade turnover has virtually doubled. Our cooperation is far more extensive than trade. We are actively working together in industry, high technology, mechanical engineering, pharmaceuticals, and logistics. Last year, we opened four St. Petersburg information and business centers in Chinese cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Qingdao, and Nanjing. They serve as a reliable bridge for our entrepreneurs," noted St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov at the forum's opening.
In his address, Luo Zhanhui, Consul General of the People's Republic of China in St. Petersburg, said that St. Petersburg plays a leading role in the development of Chinese-Russian relations. Last year, the city became one of the leading regions in terms of trade volume with China. Today, over 300 Chinese companies operate in St. Petersburg. Furthermore, humanitarian exchanges are actively developing. Chinese is taught in 32 schools in the city, and over 5,000 students are studying it. "Today's forum is not only an opportunity to summarize the results of cooperation but also to outline plans for the future. I would like to propose focusing on three areas: first, personnel training and the development of educational cooperation; second, the development of new areas of cooperation, including medicine, green energy, and high technology; and third, the implementation of specific joint projects in areas such as industrial modernization and Arctic development," he noted.
Forum participants included representatives of federal and regional governments from Russia and China, the St. Petersburg and Chinese business communities, and specialists from the scientific, technical, and educational sectors. The forum included separate sessions and roundtables, where participants discussed issues related to St. Petersburg companies' entry into Chinese markets, attracting Chinese capital to St. Petersburg, listing St. Petersburg exporters on Chinese e-commerce platforms, cooperation in the Arctic zone, the implementation of joint projects in scientific, technical, and educational fields, tourism development, and the evaluation of a visa-free regime between the two countries.
The forum was organized by the St. Petersburg City Committee for External Relations and the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in St. Petersburg, and operated by the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
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