Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting at the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, October 18, 2023.
Sputnik/Sergei Guneev/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBEIJING, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Chinese and Russian companies attending a regional conference in northeastern China signed a raft of cooperation deals on Monday in sectors ranging from manufacturing and logistics to e-commerce and agriculture, Chinese state media reported.
The conference in Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning province, followed last week's meeting in Beijing between Russian President Vladimir Putin and China's President Xi Jinping.
Russian local government officials, business representatives as well as nearly 800 Chinese companies hoping to enter the Russian market were attending the conference.
In January to September, 40 Russian firms set up businesses in Liaoning, China's national broadcaster reported on Monday.
Persons:
Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, Sergei Guneev, Xi, Ryan Woo, Ellen Zhang, Simon Cameron, Moore
Organizations:
Forum, Sputnik, Rights, West, China's, Chinese, Administration of Customs, Thomson
Locations:
Beijing, China, Rights BEIJING, Shenyang, Liaoning province, Russia, Ukraine, Liaoning, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Vladivostok, Russian, Zhoushan, Zhejiang