Russia and China have agreed to expand bilateral seafood trade and expand the lists of accredited suppliers to each country, according to the Russian Federal Fisheries Agency (Rosrybolovstvo).
Russia Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Chinese Premier Li Qiang recently met and confirmed that bilateral relations between the two countries are developing. According to Rosrybolovstvo, Russia and China plan to “expand the list of accredited suppliers, expedite the review of applications, and strengthen cooperation in the area of food quality and safety.”
Mishustin, in an address, said the two countries are paying “serious attention to strengthening transport connectivity," including “modern cross-border infrastructure, roads, bridges, sea and river routes, and air service.”
China has historically been the largest buyer of Russian seafood, but its seafood exports to China were strained by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Since that time, Chinese diplomats have also urged for more seafood trade with Russia’s Far East, and Russia’s exports to the country hit a new historical high in 2023. That positive trend has continued, and according to Rosrybolovstvo, the two countries plan to continue a close trade relationship.
“We are advancing cooperation to achieve comprehensive results,” Qiang said. “We have created a model of high-quality cooperation and high-level mutual trust between our major powers and between neighboring countries.”
According to Qiang, in the first months of 2026, bilateral trade turnover between the two countries increased 28.4 percent to USD 180 billion (EUR 160 billion).
