From September 9 to 12, Li Hongzhong, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and Chinese Chairman of the Sino-Russian Friendship, Peace and Development Committee, attended the opening ceremony of the 7th China-Russia SME Business Forum in Moscow; met with Russian Federation Council President Matvienko, First Vice Chairman of the State Duma Melnikov, and Russian Chairman of the Sino-Russian Committee on Friendship, Peace and Development, Titov, and visited Irkutsk region.

From September 9 to 12, Li Hongzhong, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and Chinese Chairman of the Sino-Russian Friendship, Peace and Development Committee, attended the opening ceremony of the 7th China-Russia SME Business Forum in Moscow; met with Russian Federation Council President Matvienko, First Vice Chairman of the State Duma Melnikov, and Russian Chairman of the Sino-Russian Committee on Friendship, Peace and Development, Titov, and visited Irkutsk region.