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.

Participants of the State Council, chaired by Vladimir Putin, have discussed Russia’s draft transport strategy until 2035. Will it be possible to achieve ambitious goals in the face of new risks and challenges?