On 22 December 2014, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Ravil Zaripov attended the regular meeting between co-chairmen of the Joint Working Group between the regions of the Volga Federal District and the Upper and Middle Yangtze provinces for the cooperation in the trade, economic and humanitarian areas. The meeting was held in Ulyanovsk.
The head of the Tatarstan Ministry of Industry and Trade Ravil Zaripov delivered a report on the current state and prospects for the bilateral cooperation between Tatarstan and China.