China was Russia's top trade partner in the first seven months of 2012, with bilateral trade volume reaching $49.8 billion.
Cooperation between China and Russia in eastern Siberia and the Far East will benefit both sides, the largest private investor in east Siberia said.
As giant neighbors and emerging economies in the Asia-Pacific region, the win-win cooperation between China and Russia will promote prosperity in the entire region, said Chinese Ambassador to Russia Li Hui.
Visiting Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov here on Tuesday, with both sides pledging to further promote their comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination.
China became Russia's second largest trade partner in the first half of 2012, the Federal Customs Service (FTS) said Thursday.
Trade between the border city of Suifenhe in northeast China's Heilongjiang province and Russia nearly doubled on a year-on-year basis in the first half of the year, local authorities said Thursday.
The Pacific Fleet is the part of the Russian Navy that is stationed in the Pacific Ocean.
Russia should strengthen its ties with Southeast Asia and China and boost unilateral and bilateral co-op.
Recent years have seen deepening of mutual understanding between the two countries.
The geopolitical position of Russia, with its 10 time zones stretching for over 11,000 kilometers East to West, dictates a balanced approach to the development of its Euro-Atlantic and Asia-Pacific relations.
The Sino-Russian border island of Heixiazi is expected to welcome tourists in late July, a local official said.