On August 8, 2024, the first China-Russia consultation on the peaceful uses of outer space affairs was held in Moscow. Director-General of the Department of Treaty and Law of the Foreign Ministry Ma Xinmin and Special Coordinator of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation for the International Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space Sergey Sergeevich Belousko had an exchange of views on the peaceful uses of outer space affairs of mutual interest and concern.