He said this during a meeting of the Supervisory Board of ANO "Russia - a country of opportunities".
Putin recalled that China is Russia's largest trade and economic partner, noting that the trade turnover between the countries is more than $100 billion.
“Now in today's conditions, small and medium-sized businesses could be much more actively involved in a variety of projects.
On both sides, moreover," the President said.
Putin also said that the replacement of foreign catering representatives who left Russia with domestic companies would lead to an improvement in the quality of service to citizens.