“Freight pivot to the East,” or when the Far East finally stops being a “far” away region
New trends in the logistics component of Russia’s economy were among the principal discussions of the 7th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) held on September 5–8, 2022 in Vladivostok. Even Vladimir ...
In the past few years foreign policies of both Russia and the United States have largely shifted towards the East, with China becoming vital partner for both countries. Still, the economic potential of the Russian Far East remains underestimated. Is Russia interested in China’s role intensifying in this part of the country and what are the US interests at this point? Yury Kulintsev shares his thoughts on the topic, providing a review of “
Russia’s Far East....
... benefits of such a turn, feel satisfaction… but also concern.
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After years of debates and bureaucratic skirmish, in 2014 – at last – Russia began to build an institutional framework for implementing a new development model in the Far East that suggests the creation of territories of rapid development (TRD) and support of priority investment projects geared to boost exports to the Asia Pacific region.
It is would be out of trend to praise the government and its work, but the Ministry ...
On February 24, 2014 Seoul hosted an international conference on development of the Far East and cooperation between South Korea, China and Russia. The event was organized by Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade.
Russia was represented by RIAC Program Manager
Lyudmila Filippova
and
Anatoly Savchenko
, Assistant Director ...
... of the Russian mindset is very strong. The public mind in this country is still dominated by a ridiculously inadequate idea of a Chinese demographic threat to Russia’s eastern regions. (Actually, there are now much fewer Chinese in the Russian Far East than there were in the times of the Russian Empire).
A myth is also being boosted that Russia is ready to yield to the Chinese giant. One should give credit to Moscow, though, for its effort (quite successful, although without much publicity) ...
The paper was presented at the Conference “The Development of Russian Far East and Search for a New Paradigm for Regional Cooperation in Northeast Asia”
The paper was presented at the Conference “
The Development of Russian Far East and Search for a New Paradigm for Regional Cooperation in Northeast Asia
”....