[Ding Xuexiang and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Novak co-chaired the 23rd meeting of the China-Russia Energy Cooperation Committee] On September 4, 2026 local time, Ding Xuexiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, co-chaired the 23rd meeting of the China-Russia Energy Cooperation Committee with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Novak in Vladivostok. Ding Xuexiang said that President Xi Jinping and President Putin have met many times this year, conducted in-depth strategic communication, made top-level arrangements, and drawn a clear blueprint for promoting the quality and upgrading of China-Russia energy cooperation. Since the 22nd meeting of the China-Russia Energy Cooperation Committee, energy trade between the two countries has steadily expanded, major landmark cooperation projects have been smoothly advanced, and clean energy cooperation has made new progress. China is willing to work with Russia to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, give full play to the role of the committee mechanism, and push China-Russia comprehensive energy cooperation to a new level. Ding Xuexiang made three suggestions on further deepening cooperation between the two parties: First, continue to consolidate existing energy cooperation results, actively and properly resolve various demands of enterprises, maintain long-term sustainable development of oil and gas trade, and promote the orderly construction and smooth operation of energy projects. The second is to actively lay out new fields and new directions for energy cooperation, deeply tap the potential for cooperation in frontier areas, explore the two-way empowerment of artificial intelligence and energy, and continuously expand the breadth and depth of energy cooperation. The third is to jointly promote the reform of the global energy governance system and make greater contributions to ensuring the energy security and sustainable development of the two countries and the world. Novak said that under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, Russia-China energy cooperation has continuously achieved new results, playing an important role in the rapid growth of bilateral trade volume and maintaining the stability of the energy supply chain. Russia is willing to work with China to optimize existing cooperation projects, expand and plan new areas of cooperation in the next stage, and make new contributions to deepening practical cooperation between China and Russia. During the meeting, the two sides reviewed the cooperation situation in the fields of oil, natural gas, coal, electricity, renewable energy, nuclear energy and other fields, exchanged in-depth opinions on the next step of cooperation, and reached a broad consensus. After the meeting, Ding Xuexiang and Novak jointly signed the minutes of the meeting.