Refusal to exchange $100 and partners in the Far East: what worried business at the forum in Shanghai

It is fresh and sunny in Shanghai on May 23. Sometimes, on the days of official events, they try to suspend industrial production here and the air becomes cleaner, one of the participants in the Russian-Chinese forum from the Chinese delegation jokes. The meeting of business circles of both countries takes place during the visit of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin at the invitation of Xi Jinping – his first visit to China as Prime Minister.

“Shanghai is full of flowers and greenery, distinguished guests are gathering in the city,” with traditional Chinese poetry, Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao greeted the participants and opened the forum. The Russian delegation also emphatically observed oriental etiquette. Mishustin was invited to speak by Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov. Before that, he thanked the Chinese side for the warm welcome, mentioning his counterparts in a hierarchical order. The Russian minister allowed himself to call only Wentao, his direct colleague, a friend.