Xia Baolong, vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), attended the plenary session of the Chinese side of the China-Russia Friendship Committee for Peace and Development (CRFCPD) on Dec 28 via video link.

Xia, also the Chinese-side chairman of the CRFCPD, said the committee's work in 2021 focused on the comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era between the two countries, the implementation of the consensus reached by the two heads of state, and the 20th anniversary of the signing of the China-Russia Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation.

Noting that the CRFCPD will mark its 25th anniversary of founding in 2022, Xia said that the committee will play a more active role, innovate its way of working, give priority to pragmatic programs, and better tell the story of China and that of China-Russia friendship.