Moscow Invites Chinese Factories to Move to the Russian Far East Thursday April 28th, 2016 at 7:59 PM
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Chemical, metallurgical and cement plants may soon be transferred from their current locations across northern China to the Russian Far East. This was the agreement reached in early April 2016, during Russian Minister for Far East Development Alexander Galushka’s visit to Beijing. The feasibility of the transfer of various Chinese industries and enterprises to Russia’s Far East territory is, in itself, questionable. But Russian officials argue that such a project is both achievable and will strictly adhere to Russia’s environmental standards (RIA Novosti, April 6).
However, such promises appear to gloss over an obvious contradiction. Namely, China’s interest in this project is clearly linked to a desire to relocate the biggest polluters from regions that had suffered from ecologically damaging forced industrialization during the late 20th century. Indeed, these Chinese regions are still struggling with the catastrophic deterioration of the natural environment and constant smog (China Daily, January 18, 2016; Global Times, December 22, 2014).
Concerns about the strict enforcement of environmental standards following the transfer of Chinese factories to the Russian Far East were clearly voiced by Yevgenia Chirikova. A Russian social activist, Chirikova became famous for organizing multiple campaigns in defense of Moscow region’s Khimki Forest, which the authorities planned to cut down to build a new motorway linking Moscow and St. Petersburg. Regarding the issue of the Chinese plants that are to be moved to the Russian Far East, Chirikova noted: “The Russian authorities like to seek out ‘foreign agents.’ But in this case, they are themselves [acting as] agents of another country. If the Chinese were unable to maintain normal environmental conditions in their own country, it is unlikely they will be more careful with our regions” (Aru.tv, April 8).
Meanwhile, the overall scale of Russian-Chinese economic cooperation is growing ever larger. For example, during the 2015 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Moscow and Beijing triumphantly announced the signing of 29 investment agreements worth over $20 billion. Among these were a joint $18.4 billion contract between several Russian and Chinese railway companies to build a high-speed railroad connecting Moscow and Kazan. Additionally, and more controversially,China Daily had previously reported that Russian authorities had begun leasing agricultural land to China in Russia’s Trans-Baikal Region, located on the border with China and Mongolia (see EDM, June 24, 2015). And more recently, it became known that the Chinese National Petroleum Company (CNPC) has expressed interest in buying shares in the state-owned Russian oil giant Rosneft (Interfax, April 21).
Representatives of the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East (Minvostokrazvitiya) promise that Chinese businesses will receive tax breaks and administrative preferences if they relocate to eastern Russia. The interest of Russian officials is clear—they seek to attract Chinese partners. Apparently, Minvostokrazvitiya was created in 2012 largely for this purpose. China is considered Russia’s most obvious ally ever since the Kremlin’s proclaimed need for the country to “turn to the East” (BBC—Russian service, April 7).
Yet, even though “patriotic” Kremlin politicians regard China as a “geopolitical alternative” amidst Russia’s struggle against the West, China itself is not interested in such a quarrel with the Western world. Indeed, China and the West are too economically linked for Beijing to follow Moscow’s obstinate policies in this regard. Rather, China has only pragmatic interests in mind—particularly, concerning Russia’s vast territory. Practically speaking, what is at play here is a form of economic colonization.
The Far Eastern Federal District occupies 36 percent of Russia’s entire landmass, yet this territory is only populated by around six million people. And it is unlikely that such a small population will be able to sufficiently fill the workforce needed for the heavy Chinese enterprises that are supposed to be transplanted to the Russian Far East. Nor are a significant number of Far Eastern Russians likely to be well versed in properly operating Chinese technologies. Therefore, the bulk of workers to man these displaced plants will probably also have to come from China. Additionally, the goods produced at these factories will almost certainly be shipped back to China. After all, Russian officials discussing this deal specifically spoke of welcoming Chinese “export-oriented” industries. This is a peculiar case of castling: once, Russia was considered a more economically developed country than China and built Russian factories there. But now, the opposite is happening.
The transfer of Chinese plants to the Russian Far East has caused controversy among some members of the State Duma, even those typically united in their anti-Western views. One of the leaders of the ultra-patriotic Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), Igor Lebedev, has expressed fears that this project will lead to the annexation of the Russian Far East by China (Amurpress, April 12). And Communist Party parliamentarian Nikolai Kharitonov, who chairs the Duma’s Committee of the North and the Far East, has called the transfer of Chinese plants “far-fetched.” He has promised that members of his faction will vote against it (Rusnovosti, April 6).
But any Duma deputies or Russian politicians genuinely opposed to such projects are politically constrained by the centralized character of their country’s decision-making processes and the practical absence of constitutional federalism in today’s Russia. The Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East, which signed the agreement on the transfer of the Chinese plants, is notably located in Moscow. At the same time, there was no discussion of this project with the locals. The transfer of Chinese factories to Russian soil could ultimately by stymied by economic factors. But a political decision regarding this grand project can only come from the Kremlin.
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Bowing to China, Moscow for First Time Ever to Build Railroad with International Gage Tracksby paul goble (noreply@blogger.com)
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Now in a concession to Beijing, Moscow has agreed to build an international standard gage rail route between the Chinese border and a Russian port, a move that is unprecedented and will be of concern both to those who fear expanded Chinese influence in the Far East and to those who may now conclude that Russia will make similar adjustments elsewhere.
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Kurtov expressed a certain skepticism about the number Afanasyev reported. “It is in general strange,” the RISI editor said, “to think about where this number came from because now GRU officers can collect information only in Syria and Iraq but not in Central Asia.” Moreover, it is necessary to make distinctions between loyalists and activists.
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As Syrian Cease-fire Falters, Anti-IS Campaign Questioned on Capitol Hill by webdesk@voanews.com (Michael Bowman)
A senior Republican lawmaker on Thursday challenged the Obama administration's upbeat assessments of progress against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria. While not disputing recent battlefield improvements, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain accused the administration of a myopic focus on calibrating anti-IS tactics that misses the larger threat profile America faces. "I worry we are staring at our challenges in the broader Middle East through soda straws," the Arizona Republican said at a committee hearing. "Despite the real tactical gains we have made, we must ask ourselves: Is this working? Are we winning? Are we getting ahead of the threats and problems we face, or are they getting ahead of us?" the senator added. Testifying before the panel, Defense Secretary Ash Carter detailed multiple facets of a ramped-up campaign against Islamic State, from cyber warfare to additional special operations forces deployed to Syria. But he cast doubt on the wisdom and feasibility of forging a large coalition ground force to battle the militants, as McCain urged. Carter said that "a significant foreign ground force" would be "hypothetically international, although almost certainly preponderantly American." "And it would be ceding our competitive advantage of special forces, mobility and firepower, instead fighting on the enemy's terms of ground combat amidst a local population that has previously responded violently to such an approach," the secretary added. Progress affirmed Earlier this week, U.S. intelligence sources told VOA that IS “is at its weakest point since its rapid expansion in 2014" and that it “is no longer able to replenish its ranks at the rate its fighters are dying on the ground." Testifying alongside Carter, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Joseph Dunford, affirmed progress has been made. "We've reduced ISIL's territorial control, undermined its brand and aura of invincibility, and destroyed much of its war-fighting capability," Dunford said, using an acronym for Islamic State. "The enemy's resources and freedom of movement have also been significantly reduced, and the pressure we are applying is degrading the enemy's morale." In light of a faltering cease-fire in Syria, several senators asked about possible actions to limit the Syrian government's ability to conduct airstrikes. Dunford affirmed that the United States has the ability to decimate Syria's air force. But he declined to say whether he would recommend such an action, noting that neither Congress nor President Barack Obama has authorized direct military strikes against the Syrian regime. Carter said that America's military campaign remains focused on Islamic State and that the end of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's rule will be achieved politically.
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Aleppo Attack Puts Spotlight on US, Russiaby webdesk@voanews.com (Pamela Dockins)
The State Department says it does not believe there has been a deterioration in U.S.-Russia relations over the crisis in Syria, in spite of the Russian-backed Syrian government’s continued bombing of civilian and rebel targets. State Department spokesman John Kirby said Thursday that there are “constant daily communications” between the U.S. and Russia inside the Syria cease-fire task force, which the countries co-chair. He added that in terms of efforts to foster a political resolution to Syria’s crisis, “U.S.-Russian leadership is still required inside of the ISSG [International Syria Support Group],” the17-nation body backing U.N.-facilitated talks and a cessation of hostilities that is showing signs of fray. In spite of the cease-fire, at least 20 people were killed in an overnight airstrike on an Aleppo hospital, including a pediatrician and children. Overall, fighting between the government and rebels in the northern city has left more than 50 people dead over the past day. Secretary of State John Kerry condemned the hospital attack but said the U.S. is still trying to gather the facts surrounding the incident. “It appears to have been a deliberate strike on a known medical facility and follows the Assad regime’s appalling record of striking such facilities and first responders,” said Kerry. The State Department and White House urged Russia to use its influence with the Assad government to try to stop such attacks. “The message that we are sending to the Russians is a direct one,” said White House press secretary Josh Earnest. “They need to abide by the cessation of hostilities that they signed on to, and that they need to use their influence with the Assad regime to do the same.” Kirby said it appears that Russia is not exerting its influence on Syria as “energetically” as it could. However, he added that it is also possible that the Assad regime is just not heeding Moscow’s advice. “It is hard to know to which. This is either not enough influence being applied or not enough attention being given to the influence being applied,” said Kirby. He said the problem could be a combination of both. The cease-fire breaches have impacted the U.N.-mediated proximity talks between the Syrian government and opposition. U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura said the cease-fire is “barely alive” and could fall apart at any time. He commented after wrapping up a third round of talks in Geneva on Wednesday. De Mistura said he planned to hold a fourth round next month, but called for the cease-fire to be “revitalized” before he sets a date. At the State Department, Kirby said the U.S. is going to continue to talk to Russia about how to keep the cessation of hostilities alive and make it more sustainable. “We are looking at ways in which we can do that,” he said.
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Today's Headlines and Commentary by Alex R. McQuade
At least 38 civilians were killed and dozens more were injured in a eruption of violence throughout Aleppo. According to Agence-France Presse, “an upsurge in fighting in Aleppo, Syria’s pre-war commercial hub, has killed at least 186 people since Friday.” Among the dead are at least 14 patients and staff members of a Doctors Without Borders hospital, after airstrikes hit the medical compound in Aleppo earlier today. A report by the Associated Press indicates that at least 27 people died in the hospital. It is not yet clear who carried out the strike, though observers have claimed the strikes were executed by Syrian or Russian forces.
Meanwhile, as the cessation of hostilities fails, the U.N. envoy for Syria is calling upon the United States and Russia to “revitalize” the collapsing cease fire. In what would seem a cause for pessimism, the New York Times tells us that Staffan de Mistura closed two weeks of Syrian peace talks earlier today without setting a date for the next round in Geneva. Reuters reports that Mistura was deeply concerned about the violence in Aleppo in recent days. Earlier today during a news conference, Mistura stated, “hence, my appeal for a U.S.-Russian urgent initiative at the highest level, because the legacy of both President Obama and President Putin is linked to the success of what has been a unique initiative which started very well. It needs to end very well.”
Russia is requesting that the United Nations blacklist two major Syrian rebel groups, but one of the groups is actually playing a key role in the talks aimed at ending the conflict. The two groups Russia is proposing be blacklisted are Jaish al Islam and Ahrar al Sham. Al Jazeera reports that Mohammed Alloush, a leading figure in Jaish al Islam (Army of Islam), is the chief negotiator for the High Negotiations Committee, the war-torn country’s main opposition group, at U.N.-brokered peace talks in Geneva.” According to Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, the two groups are “closely linked to terrorist organizations, primarily ISIL and al Qaeda.”
According to the Daily Beast, U.S. special operations forces have killed 40 Islamic State operatives connected to terrorist attacks in Europe and elsewhere throughout the world. Defense officials have indicated that U.S. special forces “have killed 40 ‘external operations leaders, planners, and facilitators’ blamed for instigating, plotting, or funding ISIS’s attacks from Brussels and Paris to Egypt and Africa.” Additionally, the Beast writes that “as proof of the campaign’s overall success, Pentagon officials this week said the overall size of ISIS" has been reduced "to between 19,000 to 25,000 fighters," from a high estimate of 33,000 a year ago. They also estimate that "the influx of foreign fighters into Iraq and Syria has dropped from up to 2,000 a month last year to just 200.”
Meanwhile, the Lebanese army killed an Islamic State leader at the Syrian border. Reuters reportsthat “Fayez al Shaalaan, known as Abu Fawz, was killed when the army attacked an Islamic State position on the edge of the town of Arsal in north Lebanon.” Fawz was the militant group’s leader in the Arsal area, according to a report from a security source.
Vice President Joe Biden made a surprise visit to Iraq today. The New York Times tells us that, in his first trip to Iraq in nearly five years, Vice President Biden is “hoping to help a weak prime minister and bolster the military campaign against the Islamic State.” During his visit, Vice President Biden “planned to urge the Iraqis to put the good of their nation above sectarian, regional, or personal interests as the country confronts a constellation of threats: military, from the extremists of the Islamic State; economically, from low oil prices; and politically, from the stalemate between Prime Minister Haider al Abadi and Parliament over Mr. Abadi’s efforts to reconstitute his cabinet.”
Meanwhile, over in Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel reshuffled things a bit as well, replacing the chief of Germany’s foreign intelligence service. The New York Times shares that “the move caught many by surprise as Europe faces growing pressure from Islamist terrorism and as the chancellor looks ahead to a general election next year.” According to Merkel’s chief of staff, the decision to fire spy chief Gerhard Schindler “was a response to the challenges the intelligence agency faced, including new security threats and reforms being considered by a parliamentary oversight committee.” The Times has more.
A female suicide bomber detonated explosives yesterday near the Grand Mosque in Turkey’s main manufacturing city of Bursa. The blast injured at least ten people and occurred in one of the city’s busy bazaars. The Wall Street Journal writes that “the attack was the fifth bombing targeting a major metropolitan area in Turkey this year, and it came less than 24 hours after the U.S. Embassy in Turkey issued a public warning that there were serious concerns about terrorist attacks at popular tourist sites around Turkey.” There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Reuters reports thatTurkish police have detained 15 people believed to be connected to the suicide blast.
In Yemen, a suicide car bomb exploded outside of Aden’s security chief’s house. The attack wounded at least two people, but General Shallal Shayae escaped unharmed. According to Reuters, “guards fired at the attacker and the car he was driving exploded.” Al Jazeera has more on the attack here.
North Korea fired, or at least attempted to fire, another missile earlier today. Reuters shares that the Hermit Kingdom test-fired “what appeared to be two intermediate range ballistic missiles” but both failed according to South Korean officials. A defense expert in South Korea indicated that the failed test launches appeared to have been hurried. CNN has more on the failed attempts here.
Iran is preparing for a major ballistic missile test set for February 2017, which would appear to be timed to coincide with the upcoming U.S. presidential inauguration ceremony. Fox News has more on the timetable issued by Iran.
The FBI arrested three people, including the older brother of San Bernardino gunman Syed Rizwan Farook, today in connection with last fall's San Bernardino terrorist attack. The Los Angeles Timesreports that “Syed Raheel Farook, the brother of Syed Rizwan Farook; his wife, Tatiana Farook; and her sister Mariya Chernykh were all arrested Thursday morning and charged in a five-count indictment filed in federal court that centers around a fraudulent marriage between Chernykh and Enrique Marquex, who has been charged with aiding the deadly Dec. 2 attack at the Inland Regional Center.”
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump delivered his first major foreign policy address in Washington yesterday. In a move that was aimed at making him appear “more presidential,” with teleprompter and all, Mr. Trump alarmed American allies who fear that his “America First” agenda means the United States will retreat from the world if Trump is elected president. Read more from Reuters.
Yesterday, the House of Representatives unanimously passed an email privacy bill designed to close off “a loophole in the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act to ensure that law enforcement gets a warrant before forcing technology companies to hand over customers’ emails or other electronic communications, no matter how old they are.” The Hill tells us that “though the outdated provision is no longer used by most agencies, the law technically allows law enforcement to use a subpoena - rather than a warrant - to get emails if they are more than 180 days old. When the law was enacted, there were large technical limits to storing data online.” The technology industry and advocates have pushed for the Email Privacy Act for years.
Senators Richard Burr (R-NC) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) have an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal. They say that the status quo of unbreakable encryption is unacceptable. Check that outhere.
The FBI has decided that it will not tell Apple about how it hacked and unlocked the San Bernardino iPhone. The Wall Street Journal reports that the FBI’s decision brings an abrupt end to the “internal government debate about how much to tell Apple about a newly discovered security vulnerability in one iPhone model.” Furthermore, the Journal tells us that “the FBI decision not to initiate a broad governmental discussion called the Vulnerabilities Equities Process—in which a number of agencies explore whether to disclose software vulnerabilities to the affected companies—means Apple will likely be kept in the dark” on how the Bureau was able to gain access to the phone.
A new study finds that Edward Snowden’s disclosures about the NSA’s spying may have had a significant effect on Wikipedia’s search traffic. The Washington Post shares that the repercussions of the Snowden revelations “happened so swiftly and were so high-profile that they triggered a measurable shift in the way people use the Internet.” According to the study, in the months following the disclosures, web users conducted significantly fewer searches for terms that may be deemed suspicious such as Taliban and car bomb. The Post has more on the new findings here.
Yesterday, the House Armed Services Committee passed a measure that would require women to register with the Selective Service, making them eligible to be drafted in the military. According to theMilitary Times, Representative Duncan Hunter (R-CA) introduced the proposal “as a way to force congressional conversation about the role of women in the military,” following Secretary of Defense Ash Carter’s decision to open all military jobs to women earlier this year.
Speaking of the Secretary, Carter is not too happy about the overseas contingency operations (OCO) wartime fund cuts. The cuts, proposed by House Armed Services Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX), would take $18 billion from the OCO wartime fund and invest it into buying more weapons systems. Yesterday, Secretary Carter appeared before the Senate and “flashed a bit of anger when discussing the plan, particularly the April end date for OCO, saying it amounts to ‘gambling’ with troops’ funding at a time of war and calling it ‘deeply troubling’ and ‘flawed.’” Defense News has more.
The Guardian reports that the United States is set to release a report detailing an internal investigation into last year’s deadly airstrike on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Afghanistan. The strike left 42 civilians dead at the Kunduz hospital. The Guardian writes that the “report provides an official assessment of the failings that led to a U.S. AC-130 gunship attacking a Kunduz hospital run by Medecins Sanc Frontieres, or Doctors Without Borders, several of whose patients burned to death in their beds.” Doctors Without Borders has alleged that the strike represented a “deliberate act tantamount to a war crime.”
Remember that British Airways jet that supposedly hit a drone while descending into London’s Heathrow Airport? It appears that the British government has determined that whatever the plane hit,it wasn’t a drone. According to the AP, the U.K.’s junior Transport Minister Robert Goodwill speculated that it might have just been a plastic bag.
Parting Shot: Ever wonder what it is really like to fight for the Islamic State? VICE News has obtained footage taken from the GoPro-style headcam of an Islamic State fighter, capturing a battle between the terror group and the Kurdish peshmerga forces in northern Iraq. Check out the relatively brief clash here. The Washington Post says that “it is remarkable how disorganized the small team is, given that the assault was probably planned.” Indeed.
ICYMI: Yesterday, on Lawfare
Matt Tait provided an approach to James Comey’s technical challenge regarding the “going dark” debate.
Benjamin Wittes flagged some action coming from Guantanamo.
Nicholas Weaver commented on his own encrypted living will.
Julian Ku argued that the United States does not have a legal obligation to defend the Scarborough Shoal for the Philippines until it decides who owns it.
Jack Goldsmith and Amira Mikhail analyzed whether the Iran Deal requires the United States government to seek preemption of some state sanctions.
Paul Rosenzweig alerted us to the Email Privacy Act's unanimous passage in the House of Representatives.
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