The 10th China-Russia Expo, a major platform to deepen economic, trade, and investment cooperation between the two nations, is scheduled to be held in Harbin, in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, from May 17 to 21, China's Ministry of Commerce said on Friday.
At a press conference in Beijing, officials outlined the agenda for the upcoming expo and underscored the robust China-Russia trade relations.
"As an important institutional exchange platform for the economic, industrial, and business communities of both countries, the China-Russia Expo has, since its inception [in 2014], achieved a cumulative exhibition area of nearly 800,000 square meters, covering about 80 industrial sectors. To date, more than 7,200 enterprises from China and Russia have participated in the expo, with over 250,000 buyers and business delegates attending for procurement and business matchmaking purposes. The total transaction value generated through the expo has reached 300 billion yuan (about 44 billion U.S. dollars)," said Wang Xinmei, vice president of the Heilongjiang Provincial Council for the Promotion of International Trade.
From its initial focus on traditional sectors such as energy, minerals, and mechanical equipment, the expo has progressively expanded into emerging fields, including the digital economy, green and low-carbon technologies, cross-border e-commerce, and biomedicine, Wang noted.
She highlighted that the expo has become a primary platform for business matchmaking, an important window for subnational-level exchange, and a flagship brand of China-Russia economic and trade cooperation.
Officials also stressed that the two countries have seen a solid and stable trade relationship in recent years. In 2025, China-Russia trade volume reached 227.9 billion U.S. dollars, surpassing the 200-billion-dollar threshold for the third consecutive year. China has maintained its position as Russia's largest trading partner for 16 straight years.
Looking ahead, Ma Chi, director of the Ministry of Commerce's Eurasia Department, outlined the following priority areas for future cooperation.
"First, we will continue to consolidate and expand the scale of bilateral trade. We will maintain stable trade in bulk commodities such as energy, minerals, and grain, thereby safeguarding the security and stability of both countries' industrial and supply chains while injecting stability and new momentum into the global economy. Second, we will continue to deepen investment cooperation in key areas. We will fully implement the China-Russia bilateral investment agreement, focusing on infrastructure, green and low-carbon technologies, biomedicine, and other sectors, to expand the space for two-way investment cooperation," said Ma.
"Third, we will continue to enhance the facilitation of trade and investment. We will strengthen cooperation with Russia in areas such as customs clearance, inspection and quarantine, standards certification, and intellectual property protection, ensuring the unimpeded flow of cross-border logistics," he said.
10th China-Russia Expo to be held in Harbin from May 17-21: official
