On 6 August 2015, the delegation from Volga Federal District had a working visit to China. The delegation was headed by Representative Plenipotentiary of the Russian President in Volga Federal District Mikhail Babich. One of the members of the delegation was Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Ravil Zaripov. The delegation attended the opening ceremony of the House of Russian-Chinese Cultural Exchange in Wuhan (Hubei province, PRC). The cultural site makeover was done by the Chinese with the assistance of the Russian experts on refurbishment and temple wall paintings. The refurbishment by the Chinese side amounted to 47 million renminbi (about RUB 265 million). The House of Russian-Chinese Cultural Exchange will be operating as a part of the temple.
On 7 August 2015, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Ravil Zaripov attended the 4th Round table discussions between the heads of the Volga Federal District and the Upper and Middle Yangtze provinces.