September 1st through September 4th, the 11th Eastern Economic Forum was held in Vladivostok. Zhao Tengteng, a postgraduate of the 3rd year of study, majoring in Russian as a Foreign Language, from the Institute of Linguistics and International Communications of South Ural State University, participated as a volunteer in this forum.
At the Eastern Economic Forum, Zhao Tengteng worked as an interpreter and accompanied the delegation of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People's Republic of China and the delegation of the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities of the Russian Federation. At all the Forum events, she assisted them in holding advanced negotiations and exchanging opinions between the parties. While accompanying the representatives of the local government and together with the delegation, Zhao Tengteng also took part in an introductory tour around the urban area, residential communities and recreation infrastructure facilities of Vladivostok.
As an expert in the field of modern construction, who studies the details of construction-related terminology at SUSU, she in practice demonstrated the importance of knowing the Chinese-Russian business communication in the field of town planning and settlements improvement.