China’s top diplomat Wang Yi met with Russian presidential aide and chairman of the Maritime Board Nikolai Patrushev in Beijing on Monday, Oct. 12. International Ship & Offshore Media China explains that Mr. Patrushev’s delegate visited Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipyard first and Chinese shipbuilding progress impressed Russian’s power men again.
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In the meeting, Mr. Patrushev firstly conveyed President Putin’s sincere greetings to President Xi, adding that maintaining close exchanges between the two heads of state is the best guarantee for the development of bilateral relations. Russia is willing to enhance cooperation with China in areas such as multilateral maritime governance, draw on China’s useful experience in shipbuilding, logistics, maritime trade and other fields, and join hands with China to promote the building of a maritime community with a shared future, adding a new dimension to the comprehensive strategic coordination between Russia and China, said Mr. Patrushev.

In 2024, Mr. Sergey Kuzhugetovich Shoigu, Russian former Minister of Defense and current Secretary of the Security Council, appeared at the Zhuhai Airshow, touring the Chinese naval pavilion at the event and impressed by China’s shipbuilding achievements.



