On January 17, 2020, Premier Li Keqiang sent a message to Mikhail Mishustin, congratulating him on his assumption of Prime Minister of the Russian Federation.

In his congratulatory message, Li Keqiang said, in recent years, China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination has been developing at a high level. The two sides have been pushing forward in-depth cooperation in such areas as economy and trade, investment, energy, cultural and people-to-people exchanges, and local affairs. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of China-Russia diplomatic relations in 2019, President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin jointly announced the establishment of the comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era, opening a new chapter in the development of bilateral relations. I look forward to working with Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin to promote bilateral cooperation to a higher level and inject stronger impetus into the development of China-Russia relations.