TASS reports that during a visit to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Russian Presidential Aide and Chairman of the Maritime Board Nikolay Patrushev discussed with the university management a project of training Russian engineering students for shipbuilding. The press service of the Maritime Board’s press service said the program would include joint research in the maritime sector. The university is ranked high on a world scale and has achieved special expertise in various maritime sectors. Patrushev is on a working visit to China from October 8 to 12.
Covering the Patrushev visit, the Global Times hints at a broader agenda of the visit, writing: “By deepening strategic coordination, China and Russia could roll out more public goods conducive to world peace and stability, enhancing cooperation among the Global South.” https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202610/1371774.shtml)