China says it is ready to strengthen its strategic partnership with Russia in order to enhance mutual interests.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Tuesday that the two countries plan to advance cooperation in fields such as space and technology.

"We intend to advance the corresponding cooperation, especially in some strategic spheres...including space and technologies," the official said.

The comments came after Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin revealed on Monday that China had shown interest in rocket engines.

The Chinese official said recent talks between Rogozin and China's Vice Premier Wang Yang were focused on a number of issues which included space and technologies.

Rogozin said at the heads-of-government gathering in the city of Irkutsk this week that China was keen to purchase "a number of other goods and services and goods, which are essential for the development of China's space industry."

According to Rogozin, China has given top priority to its lunar program "above all".

However, the high-ranking Russian official warned China that its lunar program was "practically impossible without certain equipment supplied by the Russian Federation."

China has already sent its first space rocket to the moon in a historic landing on December 13, 2013.

Chang'e 3 rocket was launched toward the moon on December 2 and it took almost two weeks to reach the lunar surface. A camera on the spacecraft snapped 59 photos of the moon during its touchdown.

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