On October 15, 2024, Assistant Foreign Minister and Director-General of the Department of Policy Planning of the Foreign Ministry Miao Deyu held a new round of consultations on foreign policies between China and Russia with Director of the Foreign Policy Planning Department of Russia's Foreign Ministry Alexey Drobinin in Beijing. The two sides mainly had an in-depth exchange of views on the international situation and foreign policies, global governance, international and regional hotspot issues, and other issues of mutual interest and concern.