In recent years, the international and regional situation has repeatedly undergone significant changes. Despite this, Russia and China managed to work out a common position on many issues of world politics. Our countries have always maintained relations of comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation, a high level of mutual trust and reliability of bilateral ties.

Currently, the leaders of our countries assess the level of bilateral relations as unprecedented. The points of further growth, which need to be guided by, are the economy and finance, interregional and cultural interaction.

In the new realities, the deepening of Russian-Chinese relations should follow the path of expanding the space of trust in all spheres. Trust is an indicator of the quality of relations, and one of the effective mechanisms for strengthening trust between countries, expanding the space of trust is the form of the Russian-Chinese business union. The most optimal mechanism for implementing trust is the business cooperation platforms that accumulate trust signals both vertically-from state authorities to business circles and private individuals and legal entities, and horizontally — from public organizations and private foundations to the country’s top leadership. All this contributes to the expansion of the space of mutual trust for the prosperity of the peoples of the two countries.

Why is it necessary to focus on expanding the space of trust between the two countries? How can we constantly maintain a high degree of trust at all levels of relations between our countries? What role does Russian-Chinese business cooperation play in the formation of a modern space of trust between the two world powers?