The first largest international forum "Russia - China" took place on September 7-8, 2023 in Russia, in Kazan, at the Kazan Expo Center. Russian regions and Chinese provinces were able to discuss current issues related to cooperation. Delegations from provinces that have signed interregional intergovernmental agreements with Tatarstan participated in the forum: Shandong, Hunan, Sichuan, Anhui, Heilongjiang, Zhejiang, Chongqing. Delegations from sister cities (municipalities of Tatarstan and Chinese cities: Hangzhou, Shenzhen, Guangdong, Hebei, Chengdu, Yuhuan, Wenlin, Meishan, Deyang, Xi'an, Dunhuang, Lianshan, Neijiang, Laochen, Guanyuan, Penzhou, Qiqihar, Guangzhou) were also present at the forum. In 2024, even more business delegations of partners from Russian and Chinese industrial enterprises are expected to participate.