Tectonic Dispatch·Oct 27Moscow hands amazar timber concession to chinese firms as border zones bypass local laborThe joint Polyarnaya pulp complex in Zabaykalsky Krai is due for a master plan by end-2026, built on Advanced Special Economic Zone tax…
Tectonic Dispatch·Oct 25Beijing and moscow bury the aigun question as border trade hits recordChinese state media now calls Vladivostok "Haishenwai" again, but 2025 bilateral trade of $244 billion keeps the irredentist argument off…
Tectonic Dispatch·Oct 17Russia's far east is selling land, tax breaks and rail to china's northeastMore than $15 billion in Chinese investment has flowed into the region, and Moscow wants a joint master plan signed before the end of 2026.A response icon1
Tectonic Dispatch·Oct 6China and russia plan joint arctic timber complex as border zones deepenThe Polyarnaya pulp mill at Amazar, 400 km from the Chinese border, would be the first jointly drafted industrial master plan on the…
Tectonic Dispatch·Sep 23Russia's far east population falls below 8 million as heilongjiang's shrinks fasterThe 4,300-kilometer border now hosts a demographic race neither side is winning, but Chinese provincial decline is outpacing Russian…A response icon1
