China and Russia agreed to expand cooperation in the field of technological innovation, and to consolidate the industrial chain, said a bilateral joint statement. The joint statement on further deepening the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era was released on May 8.

According to the statement, the two sides will expand cooperation in areas such as innovation, basic research and applied research, regularly launch joint scientific and technological projects, implement scientific research projects, and support new models of scientific and technological cooperation.

In recent years, China and Russia have jointly made remarkable achievements in the field of science and technology. The two sides have jointly developed new projects in fields such as aerospace, quantum communication and artificial intelligence, achieving new breakthroughs in international industrial chain and supply chain cooperation.

Russia was the first country to sign a memorandum of understanding with China to cooperate on its initiative to create the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) project. The ILRS is a scientific experimental facility attracting developing countries without their own space missions.

The two countries plan to share data between China's Chang'e-7 and Russia's Luna-26, and support Russian scientific payloads carrying the Chinese Chang'e-7 lander. China and Russia have expanded cooperation in satellite navigation, including conducting cooperation on the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System and GLONASS.

In addition, the two countries have formulated a sci-tech innovation cooperation roadmap during 2020-2025, carrying out cooperation in fields such as digital technology, big data, artificial intelligence, unmanned transportation systems, new materials and nanotechnology, new energy, energy conservation and environmental protection, information and communication, green agriculture, earth science and marine technology.