China’s Premier Li Qiang met Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Moscow on Monday, with both sides signalling a push to deepen economic and cultural ties. According to Xinhua, Li said China is ready to expand cooperation with Russia across investment, energy and agriculture, and invited greater volumes of high-quality Russian agricultural and food products into the Chinese market.

Li also urged Moscow to offer more support and operational convenience for Chinese firms investing and operating in Russia. Beyond the economic agenda, the two premiers called for broader exchanges and deeper collaboration in culture, education and film, underscoring efforts to strengthen the social and people-to-people dimension of bilateral relations.