China, being the world’s leading economy, is already today Russia’s largest trading partner. Complementarity of the countries’ economies, the common border, large-scale transport projects, cooperation in key sectors, participation in BRICS and SCO — these and other factors serve as major drivers for all existing and new bilateral initiatives. The potential of these relationships is to a large extent determined by their content and current trends.

On December 9, 2020, the European Commission presented its Strategy for Sustainable and Smart Mobility with an action plan of 82 initiatives for 2021-2024. Is the EU transport system capable of achieving its green and digital transformation?