The meeting of young scientists of the Institute of Atmospheric Optics SB RAS with leading specialists of the Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, took place on October 16 of 2019. The meeting was attended by Prof. Ruizhong Rao, director of the Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Prof. Dong Liu, leader of the Atmospheric Optics Center and expert in laser sensing of the atmosphere, Dr. Haitao Wang, specialist in propagation of high-power laser radiation in the atmosphere, and Dr. Decheng Wu, specialist in development and manufacture large-scale lidar systems. Issues of further scientific cooperation within the framework of the Chinese-Russian Research Center on Atmospheric Optics were discussed in an informal setting.