On September 15, Lin Honghong, Vice Chairperson of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), met in Beijing with a delegation led by Elena Panina, Director of the Institute for International Political and Economic Strategies – RUSSTRAT and Vice President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP). The two sides exchanged views on promoting practical cooperation and exchanges between the business communities of the two countries and participating in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)-related business activities.