The 9th China Russia Expo opened on the 7th at the Yekaterinburg International Exhibition Center in the capital of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. This is the scene of the 9th China Russia Expo captured on July 7th at the Yekaterinburg International Exhibition Center in the capital of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. Photo by Liu Kai, Xinhua News Agency. The theme of this year's Expo is "Steady Progress of Practical Cooperation between China and Russia". Over 1500 representatives of the Russian government and enterprises have registered to participate, 185 companies have set up booths, and more than 300 suppliers and manufacturers have exhibited. More than 300 Chinese companies participated in the exhibition, focusing on high-end manufacturing, energy cooperation, technological innovation and other fields. Dmitry Volivachi, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of Russia, said in his opening speech that the China Russia Expo has always included rich commercial projects. I believe that at the upcoming forum, Russian and Chinese entrepreneurs will hold fruitful business negotiations, bringing new ideas, initiatives, and projects to the development of bilateral relations. Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui stated in his speech that since the first China Russia Expo was held in 2014, it has become an important platform and a beautiful "business card" to promote economic and trade cooperation between the two countries, playing a positive role in deepening China Russia economic and trade relations. (New Society)