Cultural exchanges
2006/2007: ChinaRussia National Years
2009/2010: ChinaRussia Language Years
2012/2013: ChinaRussia Tourism Years
2014/2015: Youth Friendship Exchange Years
2016/2017: Media Exchange Years
Currently, more than 70,000 Chinese and Russians are studying in each other’s countries on both long- and short-term exchanges. By 2020, the number is expected to have risen to 100,000.