China-Russia Premier 29th Regular Meeting's Joint Communiqué-a Full Translation

On Aug. 20, Premier Li Qiang visited Russia for the 29th regular meeting between Chinese and Russian heads of government.

Background Info: These regular meetings were initiated in 1996 during President Jiang Zemin's tenure. This time, Vice Premier He Lifeng (in charge of the financial, communications, and trade areas), Wu Zhenglong (state councilor and the secretary-general of the State Council), and State Councilor Chen Yiqin( who is familiar with sports and cultural areas) accompanied him.

It’s an AI-polished ver of the translation based on the Chinese ver of the Communique and may contain some errors.

Picture Source: Xinhua

Source: https://www.gov.cn/yaowen/liebiao/202408/content_6969793.htm

Full Text of the Joint Communiqué of the 29th Regular Meeting between the Prime Ministers of China and Russia

1. The Prime Ministers of the two countries (hereinafter referred to as "both sides") noted that under the strategic guidance of the two countries' heads of state, the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era has reached its highest historical level and continues to develop. During Russian President Putin's state visit to China in May 2024, the heads of state made strategic plans for the all-round development of China-Russia cooperation in various fields and pointed out the direction for progress.

   Both sides pointed out that China-Russia relations are characterized by non-alliance, non-confrontation, and not targeting any third country. Consolidating China-Russia relations is a strategic choice made by both sides based on the broad common fundamental interests of the two countries and their peoples, and is not affected by changes in the international situation. Both sides firmly defend their legitimate rights and interests, and oppose any attempts to hinder the normal development of relations between the two countries, interfere in their internal affairs, or limit their economic, technological, and international space.

   Both sides reaffirmed that China and Russia always regard each other as priority cooperation partners and always adhere to mutual respect, equal treatment, and win-win cooperation. Both sides will further follow the consensus reached by the heads of state, fully tap the potential of China-Russia relations, deepen and expand cooperation in key areas on the basis of mutual benefit, help the common development and prosperity of the two countries, and benefit the people of both countries.

   Both sides will, in accordance with the consensus reached by the heads of state, continue to comprehensively deepen cooperation in the fields of economy and trade, investment, energy, finance, science and technology, humanities, and local areas, jointly strive to enhance the stability of practical cooperation, and work together to promote mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries to a new level in all aspects.

   The Russian side reaffirmed its adherence to the one-China principle, recognizing that there is only one China in the world, Taiwan is an inseparable part of China's territory, and the government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China. Russia firmly opposes any form of "Taiwan independence" and firmly supports China's efforts to safeguard its national sovereignty and territorial integrity and achieve national reunification. China supports Russia in maintaining its stability, development, prosperity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity, and opposes external forces interfering in Russia's internal affairs.

   Both sides agreed that the UN Charter, international law, and basic norms of international relations should be fully observed to promote the formation of a more just and stable multipolar world order. Both sides pointed out that certain countries cling to hegemony and neo-colonialism, attempting to use the so-called "rules-based order" to maintain their own privileges, violate the sovereignty of other countries, interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, suppress the economic growth and technological development of other countries, and hinder the collective rise of emerging market countries and developing countries.

   Both sides oppose protectionism and the implementation of mandatory unilateral measures that violate the UN Charter and norms of international law, including extraterritorial jurisdiction.

   Both sides highly appreciate the important role played by the regular meeting mechanism between the Chinese and Russian Prime Ministers in coordinating and promoting cooperation in key areas between the two countries. They reaffirmed their willingness to further improve the efficiency of this mechanism, support exchanges between relevant departments, localities, organizations, and enterprises of the two countries, enhance the scale of practical cooperation between the two countries, ensure its truly strategic nature, and lay a more solid material and social foundation for the development of bilateral relations.

2. China and Russia noted that despite external economic challenges and ongoing growth pressures, their economic and trade cooperation has maintained robust development across various sectors. Through joint efforts, bilateral trade in 2023 grew rapidly, reaching a historic high and achieving the $200 billion trade volume target set by the two countries' leaders ahead of schedule, with positive outcomes in key areas of practical cooperation. Both nations commit to effectively promoting bilateral economic and trade cooperation to enhance quality, stimulate vitality, enrich dimensions, and expand scale. To this end, both sides agreed to:

   1. Implement the "Joint Statement on the Development Plan for Key Areas of China-Russia Economic Cooperation by 2030," ensuring active execution of the reached consensus by relevant departments and institutions. Conduct regular communication on implementation status and revise relevant matters according to agreed procedures.

   2. Jointly optimize trade structure, create new growth points for both economies and bilateral trade, and promote e-commerce development. Further improve the business environment, study trade and investment facilitation, and jointly ensure industrial and supply chain security and stability.

   3. Strengthen cooperation in service trade, including transportation and logistics, creative industries, digital trade, information technology, tourism, and other areas. Expand service trade cooperation within the BRICS framework and promote the implementation of the "Memorandum of Understanding on Deepening Cooperation in the Field of Service Trade" signed in May 2023.

   4. Encourage e-commerce cooperation, improve cooperation mechanisms, promote exchanges in warehousing and logistics, and utilize online promotional activities to facilitate market entry for each other's products.

   5. Support the 9th China-Russia Expo in Russia in 2025 and the 5th China-Russia Local Cooperation Forum within its framework.

   6. Expand mutually beneficial cooperation in the Arctic, focusing on shipping development, navigation safety, polar ship technology, and ecosystem protection.

   7. Enhance cooperation in forestry, intellectual property protection, and agriculture, including increasing mutual access to agricultural products and strengthening animal and plant inspection and quarantine cooperation.

   8. Improve border crossing infrastructure and efficiency, study mutually acceptable working hours schemes, and expand categories of goods passing through major crossings.

   9. Advance large-scale transportation and cross-border infrastructure projects, improve railway transportation digitalization, and develop international road transportation.

   10. Implement visa facilitation measures for professional drivers and innovate freight transportation using digital and autonomous driving technologies.

   11. Strengthen maritime and river transportation exchanges, deepen search and rescue cooperation, and encourage increased air connectivity between the two countries.

   12. Advance China-Russia-Mongolia trilateral cooperation and promote key projects under the "China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor Construction Plan."

   13. Enhance customs cooperation, including mutual recognition of Authorized Economic Operators, supervision results, and automatic exchange of import and export information.

   14. Create favorable conditions for cooperation in civil aviation, energy equipment, chemical industry, metallurgy, and other fields of mutual interest.

   15. Deepen cooperation in information and communication technologies, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and space exploration, including the International Lunar Research Station project and satellite navigation systems compatibility.

   16. Strengthen environmental protection efforts, particularly in transboundary water management, biodiversity conservation, and protection of Amur tiger and Amur leopard populations.

   17. Expand cooperation in urban-rural construction, competition policy, consumer rights protection, standardization, metrology, and conformity assessment to promote trade facilitation and maintain fair market competition.

3. Both parties underscored the current positive momentum in China-Russia investment cooperation and emphasized the critical importance of further consolidating and enhancing this partnership. Both sides support expanding the scale of mutual investment and implementing mutually beneficial cooperation projects. The two sides signed a new version of the "Outline of China-Russia Investment Cooperation Plan" and are committed to promoting its full implementation, jointly leading bilateral cooperation to a new level. To this end, both sides agreed to:

   --Strengthen investment cooperation in areas such as equipment manufacturing, transportation, logistics and infrastructure, agriculture, forestry, construction, chemical industry, light industry, mining, energy, innovation and scientific applications, tourism, sports, sustainable development and climate change.

   --Monitor and guide investment projects, including those listed in the China-Russia Investment Cooperation Committee's list, provide comprehensive support, and regularly conduct joint research at project implementation sites.

   --To deepen regional investment cooperation, establish a list of regional investment cooperation projects, and designate responsible departments to update it regularly.

   --Continue consultations on upgrading the "Agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Russian Federation on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments", striving to complete and sign it within the year.

4. Both parties emphasized the crucial importance of further deepening practical cooperation in the financial sector to ensure stable China-Russia trade. Agreed to continue enhancing mutual understanding and dialogue between financial institutions and banks, while maintaining smooth channels for normal trade settlements. To this end, both sides agreed to:

   1. Maintain the high proportion of local currency settlements already achieved in bilateral trade, investment, credit, and other economic activities.

   2. Strengthen and develop payment and settlement infrastructure, including the establishment of correspondent accounts and branches in each other's countries.

   3. Enhance cooperation in banking and insurance, including regulatory collaboration, to promote the stable development of banks and insurance institutions established in both countries.

   4. Support insurance companies in providing coverage for China-Russia cross-border goods transportation and international freight, based on principles of commercial voluntariness and controllable risk.

   5. Support and create necessary conditions for mutual investment, encouraging Chinese and Russian institutions to raise funds in each other's securities markets through market-based approaches, and provide corresponding infrastructure services based on market principles.

   6. Promote further cooperation in enhancing payment convenience, insurance, and reinsurance to create favorable conditions for increasing tourist flows between the two countries.

   7. Actively advance mutually beneficial cooperation in practical areas, based on the mutual recognition of accounting standards (in bond issuance), auditing standards, and audit supervision.

   8. Further deepen communication and cooperation in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing, particularly within the frameworks of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG).

5. Both sides noted the fruitful results of comprehensive and multi-level energy cooperation between China and Russia. Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to promoting the continuous expansion and high-quality development of energy cooperation, ensuring sustainable energy trade, and collaborating on the construction of supporting infrastructure. The parties agreed to advance energy transition in a fair, orderly, and equitable manner, based on independent and free choices, technological neutrality to achieve energy structure balance, and implementation of energy and climate policies that consider the characteristics of each country. To this end, both sides agreed to:

   1. Deepen multi-level cooperation in exploration, extraction, processing, and transportation of oil, natural gas (including liquefied natural gas), and coal. Ensure stable construction and operation of China-Russia oil and gas pipelines, advance project cooperation in the LNG sector, develop electricity cooperation, support existing energy cooperation projects, and explore new energy projects, including cross-border initiatives.

   2. Develop cooperation in emerging fields such as renewable energy, hydrogen energy, energy storage, and carbon markets.

   3. Intensify cooperation in civilian nuclear energy, building on the successful implementation of the Tianwan and Xudapu nuclear power plants. Actively promote cooperation in thermonuclear fusion, fast neutron reactors, and closed nuclear fuel cycle. Explore package-based cooperation in the front-end of the nuclear fuel cycle and joint construction of nuclear power plants, adhering to principles of mutual benefit, win-win outcomes, and balanced interests.

6. Both sides positively evaluated the continued active development of exchanges in various cultural and people-to-people fields between China and Russia. They expressed willingness to further expand the scale and coverage of humanitarian cooperation, enhance the level of collaboration, and carry forward the tradition of neighborly friendship between the two peoples. To this end, both sides agreed:

   • To continuously expand bilateral student exchanges and strengthen academic cooperation, including supporting world-class universities from both countries in establishing joint educational programs, developing alliances of similar universities, and jointly organizing summer schools for university students. To increase cooperation in basic, vocational, supplementary education, and digital education technology fields, promote Chinese language teaching in Russia and Russian language teaching in China, including within the framework of the "Russian Teachers Abroad" project, and participate in international vocational skills competitions held in each other's countries.

   • To deepen cooperation in scientific research and innovation, promoting scientific and cultural exchanges. To explore new areas, directions, and models of cooperation, improve the selection mechanism for joint research projects between relevant departments of the two countries targeting universities and research institutions, increase the number of projects under this framework, broaden cooperation fields, and enhance quality and efficiency. To continue jointly organizing high-level exhibitions and scientific and technological activities, and encourage cooperation and exchanges between young scholars from both countries in the fields of science and innovation.

   • To deepen mutually beneficial cooperation in basic and applied research. To conduct personnel exchanges, research and implement joint scientific research plans, including "big science" facilities. Based on the successful experience of the China-Russia Mathematics Center, promote the establishment of a bilateral collaboration platform for basic research led by Peking University and Moscow State University within the framework of the China-Russia Institute of Basic Scientific Research, and promote cooperation in basic research fields such as mathematics, physics, and chemistry relying on relevant universities and research organizations.

   • To hold high-level activities within the framework of the China-Russia Cultural Years 2024-2025, including artistic performances, exhibition exchanges, library events, film screenings, and professional training in the cultural field. To expand the quantity and scale of cultural activities, implement the "Cooperation Plan between the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation for 2024-2027," jointly organize cultural festivals, support the organization of China-Russia cultural gatherings, China-Russia library forums, and international pop song contests, and promote further deepening of cooperation in relevant fields at the local level. Both sides oppose the politicization of culture, racism, exclusive "civilizational superiority," and any arguments and practices claiming the superiority and uniqueness of particular ethnicities.

   • To support the positive development of cooperation in the health sector, promoting fair and equal access to safe, effective, high-quality, and affordable medical services for the people of both countries. To encourage Chinese and Russian experts to cooperate in fields such as infectious diseases, oncology, nuclear medicine, maternal and child health, ophthalmology, and psychiatry. To highly appreciate the achievements of the China-Russia Medical University Alliance over the past decade and continue to promote cooperation in medical education and high-quality talent cultivation. To establish connections in innovative areas of medical science, including modern technology, telemedicine, and artificial intelligence applications. To promote experience exchange and regulatory cooperation in pharmaceutical and medical device circulation, and continue to regularly hold international conferences and exercises on disaster medicine.

   • To jointly oppose the politicization of health issues on multilateral platforms (World Health Organization, BRICS, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, G20, APEC), mutually support each other's initiatives in international forums, and ensure biosecurity and the establishment of a global health architecture.

   • To develop cooperation in public health, medical prevention, and epidemiology. To strengthen local health cooperation, including joint actions for timely detection and elimination of sources of epidemic diseases.

   • To highly appreciate the results of the 2022-2023 China-Russia Sports Exchange Year and continue to successfully organize joint sports events such as the China-Russia Youth Games. To strengthen cooperation in cultivating reserve talents for competitive sports, exchange experiences in developing sports programs, and improve the competitive level of young people from both countries through joint competitions and training, creating conditions for strengthening local cooperation. The Chinese side highly appreciates the BRICS Games held in Russia in an open format. Both sides attach great importance to the important role of activities held within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and BRICS in promoting sports exchanges among countries and developing Olympic, non-Olympic, Paralympic, and national sports.

   • To promote cooperation in the media field, including joint production and broadcasting of television programs and audiovisual content, exchange of experiences in media technology research and development, development of new media and electronic game industries, joint coverage of major events, mutual broadcasting of television channel programs, book translation and publication, participation in international book fairs, joint organization of large-scale media events, and comprehensive strengthening of professional dialogue. Both sides advocate for objective and fair reporting principles and mutually support each other on issues concerning their respective interests within the framework of international and regional news associations.

   • To encourage the organization of film festivals and animation film weeks in each other's countries and support cooperation in film production. The Chinese side supports the Russian side in establishing the "Eurasian Film Open Award" and forming the Eurasian Film Art Academy.

   • To affirm the positive trend of resuming tourist visits and promote further increases in tourist numbers, improve the quality of tourism services and infrastructure, simplify visa procedures, and create more attractive tourist routes.

   • To expand cooperation in the archival field, promote the implementation of joint projects, including holding historical archive exhibitions, publishing archival compilations, exchanging experiences in archival work and information, as well as activities within the framework of the "Outline for the Work of the China-Russia Archives Cooperation Subcommittee 2021-2025."

   • To support each other in hosting large-scale international youth events such as the World Youth Development Forum and World Youth Festival, and actively promote the international youth agenda. To continue joint activities in the fields of culture and creativity, youth entrepreneurship, volunteer services, and public diplomacy, and promote the participation of Chinese and Russian youth in multilateral activities such as BRICS and SCO.

7. Both sides noted that the active development of local and border area cooperation between China and Russia holds special significance for bilateral economic, trade, investment, and people-to-people cooperation. They support exchanges between cities of the two countries, further expanding the geographical scope, industries, and scale of cooperation, and improving the legal and regulatory framework. To this end, both sides agreed:

   1. To promote the implementation of the consensus reached at the fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission for Cooperation between Northeast China and the Russian Far East.

   2. To promote investment cooperation within the framework of preferential policies in the Russian Far East and strengthen mutually beneficial production cooperation.

   3. To effectively leverage the potential of the Council mechanism for local cooperation between the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River in China and the Volga Federal District in Russia, and to promote the implementation of various consensuses reached at the fourth meeting of the Council.

   4. To promote the implementation of the "Joint Protection and Development Plan for Heixiazi Island (Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island)" signed in May 2024, and to convene the second meeting of the China-Russia Joint Working Group on the Protection and Development of Heixiazi Island before the end of 2024.

   5. To continue constructive dialogue on the matter of Chinese vessels navigating to the sea via the lower reaches of the Tumen River.

8. Both parties reaffirm their commitment to fostering inclusive economic globalization and strengthening partnership dialogue to promote a fair world trade and monetary financial system in a multipolar world. They aim to coordinate positions to amplify the voice and influence of emerging markets and developing countries in global economic governance, while preventing the abuse of monopolistic and dominant positions by individual countries in specific sectors of the world economy. The parties pledge to contribute to the stability of global and regional industrial and supply chains, and to advocate for a more open, inclusive, transparent, and non-discriminatory international economic and trade system.

   China and Russia jointly commit to further aligning the Belt and Road Initiative with the Eurasian Economic Union. In accordance with the consensus reached by their heads of state, they will promote the parallel and coordinated development of the Belt and Road Initiative and the "Greater Eurasian Partnership". Both sides emphasize the significant positive impact of China's concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind and its series of global initiatives.

   Recognizing the importance of regional economic integration, both parties acknowledge the significance of aligning the Belt and Road Initiative with the Eurasian Economic Union as a means to establish robust and stable regional trade relations. They will continue to implement the "Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation between China and the Eurasian Economic Union" signed on May 17, 2018.

   The two sides reaffirm their commitment to strengthening cooperation in international economic organizations, including multilateral development institutions and industry organizations, while opposing the politicization of cooperation in relevant fields. They also reaffirm that the international obligations of immunity enjoyed by countries and their property, including sovereign reserve currencies, should be fully respected. Both parties unanimously condemn the seizure of foreign assets and property and assert the right to take countermeasures.

   China and Russia continue to advocate for the consolidation of the multilateral trading system based on WTO rules, support WTO reform, promote trade liberalization and facilitation, and agree to strengthen collaboration within multilateral frameworks such as BRICS, G20, APEC, and SCO. They welcome the launch of the BRICS WTO cooperation mechanism.

   Both parties express their willingness to continue strengthening collaboration within the G20 framework to steer global economic governance towards a more just, reasonable, and inclusive direction. They jointly support the multilateral trading system, advocate for free and non-discriminatory trade principles, advance digital trade and low-carbon development, promote reforms of the Bretton Woods system institutions, enhance the representation of developing countries, and actively participate in environmental protection and climate change governance in accordance with their respective national conditions and development realities. The two sides oppose the politicization of the climate agenda, comprehensively promote the achievement of sustainable development goals, and strive to ensure the security, stability, and sustainable development of global supply chains.

   China and Russia commit to further strengthening communication and collaboration within the BRICS framework. China supports Russia in hosting the 16th BRICS Summit. Both sides will work together with other BRICS countries to implement the consensus reached at previous leaders' meetings, including establishing a partner country model, while expanding BRICS outreach dialogue and "BRICS+" cooperation, and safeguarding the common interests of emerging markets and developing countries.

   During Russia's BRICS chairmanship, both parties will further promote practical cooperation in economic and trade fields, including multilateral trade regulation, sustainable development, maintaining global industrial and supply chain security, strengthening cooperation in special economic zones, developing e-commerce, and supporting SMEs and artificial intelligence development. They will actively strengthen the BRICS Partnership on New Industrial Revolution and support China in hosting the related forum. Both sides will promote practical environmental cooperation, implement initiatives for clean rivers, sustainable urban development, and environmentally friendly technology platforms, and strengthen cooperation with BRICS partners on climate change and sustainable development.

   Russia positively acknowledges China's contributions to China-Russia cooperation during its rotating presidency of the "Greater Tumen Initiative" in 2023. Both sides will continue to strengthen cooperation among member countries in economy, trade, tourism, transportation, energy infrastructure, and digital economy within this framework.

   Russia supports China's role as the rotating chair of the SCO Heads of State Council (2024-2025). China and Russia will jointly strive to enhance the SCO's role as a crucial pillar in building a just multipolar world order, promoting sustainable regional economic growth, maintaining regional security, and deepening people-to-people exchanges among SCO countries.

   China supports Russia as the host country for the SCO Heads of Government Council Meeting (2024-2025). Both sides will continue to support each other's practical cooperation initiatives within the SCO framework, including in economy and trade, transportation, logistics, energy and food security, digital and innovative development, green industry, climate change, and expanding local currency settlements. They will jointly implement the "Outline for Multilateral Economic and Trade Cooperation among SCO Member States", opposing all forms of international and regional trade protectionism, illegal sanctions, and unilateral trade restrictions that violate WTO rules.

   The two parties emphasize the necessity of establishing an SCO project financing guarantee mechanism to stimulate investment cooperation. Following the resolution of the SCO Heads of State Council Meeting (July 4, 2024, Astana), both sides will continue consultations on establishing the SCO Development Bank, SCO Development Fund (special account), and SCO Investment Fund.

   China and Russia will expand collaboration with ASEAN, support strengthening ASEAN's central position, and maintain stability and economic vitality in the Asia-Pacific region through extensive cooperation, including strengthening regional food and energy security.

   Both sides support constructive economic and trade cooperation within the APEC framework, aiming to build an open, dynamic, resilient, and peaceful Asia-Pacific community by 2040, in accordance with the "APEC Putrajaya Vision 2040" and the "Aotearoa Action Plan", to achieve common prosperity for present and future generations in the Asia-Pacific.

   The two parties firmly uphold the inalienable right of all countries, especially developing countries, to peacefully use scientific and technological achievements. They promote the full implementation of the UN General Assembly resolution on "Promoting International Cooperation for Peaceful Uses in the Context of International Security" to ensure a balance between security interests and development rights, and prevent the use of international non-proliferation mechanisms to impose illegal unilateral sanctions and technological containment.

   China and Russia will continue expert dialogues on climate change, including adaptation, low-carbon development, energy efficiency improvement, and energy conservation. This includes utilizing the China-Russia Climate Change Liaison Group. In accordance with the principle of "common but differentiated responsibilities" and based on national circumstances, they will promote the implementation of the UNFCCC and Paris Agreement goals, achieve sustainable economic growth in the context of global energy transition, and maintain national, regional, and global economic security.

   Both sides unanimously oppose the adoption of unilateral discriminatory protectionist measures under the pretext of environmental protection, as well as actions that seriously violate competition rules and disrupt the stability of global industrial and supply chains.

9. The following documents were signed within the framework of the 29th Regular Meeting of Chinese and Russian Prime Ministers:

   1. Joint Communiqué of the 29th Regular Meeting of Chinese and Russian Prime Ministers

   2. Outline of China-Russia Investment Cooperation Plan

   3. Minutes of the 11th Meeting of the China-Russia Investment Cooperation Committee

   4. Minutes of the 21st Meeting of the China-Russia Energy Cooperation Committee

   5. Minutes of the 28th Meeting of the Regular Meeting Committee of Chinese and Russian Prime Ministers

   6. Minutes of the 5th Meeting of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Committee between Northeast China and the Russian Far East

   7. Minutes of the 25th Meeting of the China-Russia Humanitarian Cooperation Committee

   8. Protocol on Amending the "Agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Russian Federation on Facilitating Citizen Travel"

   9. Protocol on the "Agreement between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Russian Federation on Establishing the Mechanism of Regular Meetings between Chinese and Russian Prime Ministers and Its Organizational Principles" of June 27, 1997

   10. Agreement between the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation on Strengthening Cooperation in Basic Scientific Research between Chinese and Russian Universities

   11. Protocol between the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China and the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research on Joint Funding of Cooperative Projects in Basic Research

   12. Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Chemical Industry between the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation

   13. Memorandum of Understanding on Strengthening Cooperation in Green Construction between the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation

   14. Memorandum of Understanding on Maritime Search and Rescue Cooperation between the Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation

   15. Memorandum of Understanding on Promoting the Application of Autonomous Driving Technology in Cross-border Freight Transport between the Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation

   16. Memorandum of Understanding on International Trade "Single Window" Cooperation between the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China and the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation

   17. Protocol on Amending the "Memorandum on Customs Statistics Methods and Information Cooperation for China-Russia Foreign Trade" signed on November 26, 2021, between the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China and the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation