The opening ceremony of the 4th Russia-China Mutually Beneficial Cooperation “Sprout” Forum was held on the 17th in Kazan, the capital of the Russian Republic of Tatarstan. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Zhang Hanhui, China's ambassador to Russia, said that in recent years, Sino-Russian economic and trade cooperation has continued to develop healthily. The bilateral trade volume from January to July 2026 reached US$159.2 billion, an increase of 26.3% over the previous year, and is expected to reach another record high for the whole year. Zhang Hanhui said that the “Sprout” forum has become an important platform for promoting economic and trade cooperation between the two countries, and has played a positive role in deepening Sino-Russian economic and trade relations and regional cooperation. The two sides should make good use of the forum platform, fully meet needs, deepen exchanges and cooperation, achieve more results, and promote the upgrading of bilateral economic and trade cooperation.

The opening ceremony of the 4th Russia-China Mutually Beneficial Cooperation “Sprout” Forum was held on the 17th in Kazan, the capital of the Russian Republic of Tatarstan. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Zhang Hanhui, China's ambassador to Russia, said that in recent years, Sino-Russian economic and trade cooperation has continued to develop healthily. The bilateral trade volume from January to July 2026 reached US$159.2 billion, an increase of 26.3% over the previous year, and is expected to reach another record high for the whole year. Zhang Hanhui said that the “Sprout” forum has become an important platform for promoting economic and trade cooperation between the two countries, and has played a positive role in deepening Sino-Russian economic and trade relations and regional cooperation. The two sides should make good use of the forum platform, fully meet needs, deepen exchanges and cooperation, achieve more results, and promote the upgrading of bilateral economic and trade cooperation.