Chinese ambassador outlines main areas of cooperation with Russia in 2025

Russia and China will deepen business cooperation and promote it in such traditional areas as energy resources, transportation and communication interconnectivity, trade, economy, investment and agriculture, Chinese Ambassador to Moscow Zhang Hanhui told Izvestia.

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"And in new sectors such as digital economy, information technology, artificial intelligence, biotechnology and green development, China and Russia will create more growth points for cooperation, constantly strengthen the material basis of the relationship and enrich its content," the diplomat said.

The two sides will also deepen and expand cooperation in humanitarian exchanges and continue to strengthen people-to-people ties.

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