"Projects in telecommunications were a major theme of the discussion. The Chinese side expressed its interest in the project to build of a subsea optical fiber cable along the Russia's Arctic cost," the press release read.
The sides also discussed a project to create a personal mobile satellite communication system that was previously presented at a Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting. The project is aimed at providing SCO members with personal mobile satellite communication. It is anticipated that the project will be implemented in cooperation with public and private Chinese companies.
The main mechanism of cooperation between the Russian Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communication and the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is the Russian-Chinese commission on preparation of regular meetings of heads of governments that holds meetings annually. The 16th meeting of the Commission was held on June 8, 2017 in Moscow.
