Vice Mayor of Chongqing, Mr. Xu Jian: "We have a Chinese proverb - like-mindedness overcomes any mountains and oceans. I am sure our friendship will be a confirmation of that." The results of the Tatarstan delegation's business trip.
A large proportion of the foreign investments that came to the republic last year were from China! 11 new companies with Chinese capital were registered in Tatarstan in 2024. 10 companies from China invested in Tatarstan last year! Active work on strengthening ties with China continued during the visit of Taliya Minullina, Head of the Investment Development Agency of the Republic of Tatarstan, as part of the Tatarstan delegation to Chongqing province.
About the session
On April 9, the delegation of Tatarstan, headed by the President of the Republic, Rustam Minnikhanov, paid a working visit to China for the first time in Chongqing province. The delegation included Taliya Minullina, Head of the Investment Development Agency of the Republic of Tatarstan. In one working day, high-ranking representatives of Tatarstan spoke at the Tatarstan-Chongqing business forum, met with the Secretary of the Communist Party of China of Chongqing, Yuan Jiajun, and visited industrial enterprises in the city: the Changan Digital Intelligent Automobile Plant and the Chongqing Machinery & Electronics Holding group.
Tatarstan-Chongqing Business Forum
Taliya Minullina, Head of the Investment Development Agency of the Republic of Tatarstan, as part of the delegation of the Republic, headed by Rustam Minnikhanov, the President of the Republic of Tatarstan, spoke at the Tatarstan-Chongqing business Forum. She presented the economic and investment potential of Tatarstan to the participants of the event, told about the degree of development of relations between our republic and the Chinese province, and also invited the audience to participate in the third international economic forum "SPROUTS: Russia and China are mutually beneficial cooperation," sharing with them some details of this year's business and cultural program during his speech.
Talia Minullina: "A large proportion of the foreign investments that came to the republic last year were from China! 11 new companies with Chinese capital were registered in Tatarstan in 2024. Their fields of activity are industry, finance, gastronomy. 10 companies from China invested in Tatarstan last year!"
Presentations were also made at the forum (numbering according to the order of the speakers):
- Li Mingquan, Deputy Head of the Chancellery for Foreign Affairs of the Chongqing People's Government
- Xu Jian, Vice Mayor of Chongqing
- Rustam Nurgalievich Minnikhanov - Rais of the Republic of Tatarstan
- Ye Lina - Vice Chairman of the Chongqing City Commerce Committee
- Oleg Vladimirovich Korobchenko - Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Tatarstan
- Xu Lingling - Deputy General Director of the Corporation of the Bond Zone of Chongqing
- Taliya Ilgizovna Minullina - Head of the Investment Development Agency of the Republic of Tatarstan
- Ye Jianwen is a Business Manager in the CIS countries at Changan Automobile.
- Kamartdinov Ranis Rafisovich - Head of the Buinsky municipal district
- Deng Jinghui is the CEO of SANY Heavy Machinery LLC (Chongqing).
- Artem A. Snitko - Deputy General Director for Corporate Affairs of JSC SEZ PPT Alabuga
- Cai Xiaohui - Director of Internet Marketing Department of Chongqing Guangdong Chemical (Group)
- Anatoly Anatolyevich Kiyashko - Deputy General Director, Director for Interaction with government Authorities and Corporate Partners of JSC KAMA.
What is the current status of relations between Tatarstan and Chongqing Province?
11 routes have been opened between Chongqing and Russia to Moscow, Kaliningrad, Cherkessk, Kupavna, Vorotynsk, Lesosibirsk, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Sol-Iletsk, Seryatino and Bazaikha, and flights have been running steadily for 14 years. The Guoyuan Port National Logistics Center is an important hub.
Rustam Minnikhanov, President of the Republic of Tatarstan: "Last year, Russian-Chinese relations, like the People's Republic of China itself, turned 75 years old. At the meeting with Xi Jinping, President of our country Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin noted that we can say with full confidence that they have become a model of how relations between states should be built in the modern world."
In 2019, an intergovernmental agreement on trade, economic, scientific, technical and cultural cooperation was signed with Chongqing.
Taliya Minullina, Head of the Investment Development Agency of the Republic of Tatarstan: "Tatarstan has signed a number of agreements with Chinese provinces and many agreements between municipalities. Kazan maintains twinning relations with Chinese cities. There is a trade and economic representative office of the republic in Beijing."
To date, the M-12 Moscow-Kazan high-speed highway has been commissioned as part of the Europe-Western China transport route.
The largest logistics center in Russia has been built on the territory of the Alabuga SEZ in Tatarstan, which is used for cargo transportation between our countries.
"The launch of direct flights on the Kazan-Shanghai route has made a good contribution to strengthening business ties and increasing the tourist flow," said Rustam Minnikhanov.
Direct flights to Hainan Island have also been operating since the end of March this year.
Rustam Minnikhanov: "One of the platforms where close contacts can be established is the Russian-Chinese Business Forum "ROSTKI". The last event brought together more than 10,000 representatives of government, the business community, and academic circles in China."
Taliya Minullina: "The third forum "SPROUTS" will be held in Kazan on August 18-19: Russia and China have mutually beneficial cooperation." Let me remind you that since the very first event, Chongqing Province has taken an active position in the field of cooperation with Tatarstan. An agreement was signed between it and our republic at the forum. Also, last year, Zhang Ming, Deputy Secretary of the Party Group of the Standing Committee of the Chongqing City People's Congress, spoke at the forum's plenary session. As a result of this business visit, we plan to have the same active participation of our partners this year."
Vice Mayor of Chongqing, Mr. Xu Jian, welcoming the participants of the Tatarstan-Chongqing Business Forum on behalf of the city's leadership, said: "Friendly relations between Russia and China have a deep history. In October 2024, during the meeting, the Presidents of our countries stressed the need to strengthen cooperation in order to ensure the development of our economies. This is a guideline for further cooperation at the regional level," said the Deputy mayor.
"We have a Chinese proverb - like-mindedness overcomes any mountains and oceans. I am sure our friendship will be a confirmation of this," Xu Jian concluded.
In turn, during a meeting with the delegation of Tatarstan, the Secretary of the Communist Party of China of Chongqing, Yuan Jiajun, shared that he was very pleased to have a personal meeting with Rustam Minnikhanov. He admitted that everyone in China was watching the footage of Xi Jinping's arrival in Kazan for the BRICS summit last October.
"You are an honored guest for us," he assured.
Yuan Jiajun noted the importance of regional cooperation. He recalled that an agreement had already been signed between Tatarstan and Chongqing, and the Chinese city's leadership was considering signing a new one this year. Vice Mayor of Chongqing, Mr. Xu Jian: "We have a Chinese proverb - like-mindedness overcomes any mountains and oceans. I am sure our friendship will be a confirmation of that." Results of the business trip of the Tatarstan delegation.
Why is Tatarstan interested in Chongqing?
Rustam Minnikhanov, Rais of Tatarstan: "Chongqing is one of the locomotives of the Chinese economy. You have developed chemical, machine-building, electronic, metallurgical industries, as well as the field of information technology. I think we need to take a close look at which areas the business community could work closely in.
There are many areas for cooperation between our business circles. These include trade and economic cooperation, the implementation of joint investment projects, cooperation in the IT sector, and in healthcare."
He stressed that the issue of logistics is relevant for our countries today. In particular, such a grandiose project as the Silk Road – "One Belt, One Road".
Chongqing is located in the southwest of inner China, in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.
Chongqing is the largest city in the world! It covers an area of 82,400 square kilometers and has jurisdiction over 38 counties and counties (26 counties, 8 counties and 4 autonomous counties).
The permanent population is 32.133 million people, and the level of urbanization is 70.96%.
Chongqing is a city of central subordination, which means that it is directly subordinate to the leadership of China.
It is one of the largest commercial centers in China. The leading place in the city's economy is occupied by industry: chemical, machine-building, electronic and metallurgical, including the production of electric vehicles, batteries, integrated circuits, biopharmaceuticals, medical equipment and aircraft technology.
The city has about 20 car assembly plants, more than 400 factories for the production of automobile parts and several motorcycle factories. In addition, Chongqing has several large development zones, industrial and technology parks.
There are 21 automobile companies in the city that produce a full range of heavy vehicles, passenger cars, minibuses and sedans. There are more than 1,200 auto parts manufacturing companies, as well as well-known auto parts manufacturing companies at home and abroad such as Denso, Continental, Magna and Fudi.
In 2023, the volume of car production in the city amounted to 2.318 million, which accounted for 7.7% of the total production in the country; the volume of products produced amounted to 480.29 billion yuan, an increase of 8.9%.
Industrial production diversification
PC release (laptops, tablets, computers)
It accounts for about 1/3 of global production, which has been ranked 1st in the world for 10 years in a row.
Mobile phone manufacturing
It accounts for about 1/10 of the country's production.
Production of smart watches
It accounts for about 1/6 of global production.
Production of intelligent door locks
It accounts for about 1/30 of global production.
Production of displays
It accounts for about 1/5 of global production.
Manufacture of household appliances
It accounts for about 1/30 of global production.
In 2024, the gross regional product amounted to 3.2 trillion yuan, according to this indicator, Chongqing is the leader in the country.
Which enterprises were visited by the Tatarstan delegation?
Chongqing Machinery & Electronics Holding (CME) is an investment organization authorized to manage government assets.
Currently, CME directly manages 31 enterprises and 133 subsidiaries. The holding company covers such areas as the production of high-tech equipment, electronic information, transport equipment, basic production and materials, as well as equipment manufacturing services and others.
Changan Digital Intelligent Automobile Plant in Chongqing - Changan enterprise is one of the 20 largest manufacturers, the headquarters is located in Chongqing. Global sales of Changan Automobile in 2024 totaled 2,683,000 vehicles.
In 2024, Changan partnered with Huawei and China Unicom to open the largest digital smart factory in its history. Its area is 770 thousand square meters.m. The factory has installed the latest technologies, including more than 800 intelligent devices, 1,400 robots, 650 autonomous vehicles and more than 200 automated workstations.
The factory uses flexible production methods that allow each customer to make their car personalized and unique. You can choose the parameters yourself, from model and color to configuration and additional options.
The design capacity of the plant is 280 thousand cars per year: every minute a new car rolls off the assembly line. Changan Automobile Group plans to spend about $7 billion on the development and creation of flying cars and humanoid robots. These projects are part of the new Changan ecosystem aimed at introducing robotics and artificial intelligence technologies, including in electric vehicles.
The company's plan includes the release of the first flying car by 2026 and the creation of an android by 2027.