The summit is taking place in Tianjin—a city directly under China’s central government, on par with Beijing, Shanghai, and Chongqing.
Tianjin is home to 14.4 million people, spans 12,000 km², and has long served as the gateway to Beijing, evolving into a key transport hub and trade center.
The city also carries a special historical link with Russia: here, a Russo-Chinese treaty was signed that defined borders and granted Russia trade privileges in China.
Today, Tianjin is known as one of China’s great economic miracles.