Moscow Invites Chinese Factories to Move to the Russian Far East Thursday April 28th, 2016 at 7:59 PM
Moscow Invites Chinese Factories to Move to the Russian Far East Thursday April 28 th , 2016 at 7:59 PM Eurasia Daily Monitor - The Jamestown Foundation 1 Share 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