On October 30, a meeting was held in Beijing between the heads of the railways of Russia and China, Oleg Belozerov and Gao Zhuxu. A wide range of issues of bilateral interaction aimed at increasing the mutual turnover of passengers and cargo, developing nearby checkpoints, increasing the level of digitalization and greening rail transport were discussed. It was noted that during the 9 months of 2026, the volume of bilateral cargo transportation increased by 5% to 146 million tons, 39 thousand passengers were delivered (+37.2%). Agreements were reached to strengthen coordination in order to increase the number of trains received at the border stations, support projects for international passenger and tourist trains and improve technologies for paperless cargo clearance. Following the meeting, a protocol was signed. Russian Ambassador to China Igor Morgolov participated in the event.