On the morning of October 22, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council returned to Beijing on a charter flight after the 31st regular meeting between the Chinese and Russian prime ministers. State Councilor and Secretary General of the State Council Wu Zhenglong and other accompanying persons arrived on the same flight. When I left St. Petersburg, senior Russian government officials and Zhang Hanhui, the Chinese ambassador to Russia, waited to see me off at the airport.

On the morning of October 22, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council returned to Beijing on a charter flight after the 31st regular meeting between the Chinese and Russian prime ministers. State Councilor and Secretary General of the State Council Wu Zhenglong and other accompanying persons arrived on the same flight. When I left St. Petersburg, senior Russian government officials and the Chinese ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui waited to see me off at the airport.