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 icon1A 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 icon1A response icon1
Tectonic Dispatch·Sep 18Khabarovsk data link bypasses moscow as russian far east plugs into china telecomA new fibre route from Khabarovsk to Hong Kong cuts latency for Siberian users and routes their traffic through Chinese infrastructure…
Tectonic Dispatch·Sep 9Russian far east firms re-register in china as credit costs biteHigh domestic interest rates and taxes are pushing companies in the Far Eastern Federal District to cross the border for 3% loans and…
Tectonic Dispatch·Aug 11Russia's amazar pulp mill shows china's far east leverage is now industrialThe planned "Polyarnaya" timber complex in Zabaykalsky Krai would process logs into pulp before export, part of a joint Moscow-Beijing…
Tectonic Dispatch·Aug 6Russia's far east bet on china creates new border economy in primoryeMoscow has opened 12 Advanced Special Economic Zones along the Chinese border, with Beijing firms accounting for 71 percent of new…
Tectonic Dispatch·Jul 23Russia's far east dependence on china deepens as border zones expandBeijing now controls roughly 90% of all foreign investment in the Russian Far East, while Moscow plans 10 new industrial parks by 2030 to…
