On May 17, 2024, President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the eighth China-Russia Expo.

Xi Jinping pointed out that with the joint efforts of the two countries, China-Russia relations have made solid progress step by step and delivered tangible results in cooperation to the benefit of the two peoples. This year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of China-Russia diplomatic relations. Standing at a new starting point in history, bilateral relations will embrace new historical opportunities and show broader prospects for development.

Xi Jinping stressed that after years of cultivation and development, the China-Russia Expo has become an important platform for promoting bilateral economic and trade cooperation. He expressed the hope that all sectors of the two countries will take this Expo as an opportunity to deepen exchanges and share opportunities, jointly contribute to the mutually beneficial cooperation between China and Russia, and inject new impetus into the development of the comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination between the two countries in the new era.

Jointly hosted by the Ministry of Commerce, the People's Government of Heilongjiang Province, the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia, and the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia, the eighth China-Russia Expo opened on the same day in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province with the theme of "Cooperation, Mutual Trust, Opportunities".