Published on: 2026-05-23
Source: The People’s Republic of China in Russian –
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Harbin, May 23 /Xinhua/ — Chinese enterprises are interested in expanding logistics cooperation with Russia using the Northern Sea Route. This was stated by the chairman of the Union of Chinese Entrepreneurs in Russia, Zhou Lijun, in an interview with the correspondent of the Xinhua News Agency at the recently concluded 10th China-Russia EXPO in Harbin /Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China/.
According to him, special attention at EXPO was attracted by cooperation in the field of combined “river-sea” transportation from Heilongjiang Province using the Northern Sea Route.
“We are actively exploring the possibility of sending products from Heilongjiang Province along the river to the sea and further to Europe via the Northern Sea Route. This new route will open up new opportunities for China-Russia logistical cooperation and expand the geographical scope of bilateral trade,” he explained.
In future logistical cooperation between enterprises of China and Russia, Zhou Liyun particularly values directions such as smart logistics, cross-border e-commerce, railway transportation along China-Europe routes, as well as shipping along the Northern Sea Route, considering that they will allow Chinese-Russian trade channels to become more seamless and improve the level of simplification of bilateral trade procedures.
The Northern Sea Route /NSR/ is the shortest sea route between Europe and Asia, which runs along the seas of the Arctic Ocean and connects the European part of Russia with the Far East. Many experts believe that the NSR can serve as an alternative trade route between Europe and Asia, and its development will allow Russia to strengthen its position as an important transit operator on the trade route from China to the EU. -0-
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