Water and Structure: В.Путин.Выступление.22.03.06.Part 2

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В.Путин.Выступление.22.03.06.Part 2

Speech at the Russian-Chinese Business Communities Economic Forum.Part 2 March 22,2006 Beijing Выступление на Российско-китайском экономическом форуме 22 марта 2006 года Пекин We have made considerable achievements in our relations, but we must also recognise that we also have many serious problems that need addressing. Foremost among these is the negative change in the structure of our bilateral trade and the raw materials bias of Russian exports to China. I spoke yesterday with my colleague about this matter. Exports of Russian machinery and equipment almost halved in 2005, meanwhile, imports of similar goods from China to Russia saw a noticeable increase. This trade structure makes us very dependent on price fluctuations on the raw materials markets and creates potential instability for our bilateral trade. In order to protect ourselves from this danger we need to improve the structure of our trade flows and develop cooperation in the technology and manufacturing sectors. Mr Hu Jintao spoke about Chinas large-scale plans to buy goods on foreign markets, and I very much hope that Russian companies will be involved in these plans. In order to resolve this issue we must draw on the immense cooperation potential that we still have in reserve and that we have not been making sufficient use of. This goes above all for the production of high-technology goods. To name a few, they include nuclear energy, environmental protection and medicine, space research and the civil ...