Мониторинг изученности территории Северо-Восточного Китая (субъективный географический подход российской научной школы)

Abstract

Analysis of current preferences in the study of the territory of Northeast China (Dongbei) by Russian researchers is presented based on public and humanitarian qualifying papers over the past 10 years. Geographical themes are examined in more detail. The results of the research work of the 33rd International Geographical Congress held in China (2016, Beijing) served as the material for identifying the main research areas by Chinese geographers in this region. The border region of the Russian Far East – the Northeast China administratively includes three provinces (Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning) and occupies about 8 % of the territory of the PRC, and has the same proportion of the country's population. Between 1950 and 1960, with the support of the USSR, the PRC built a number of large industrial facilities in Harbin, Shenyang, Dalian and other cities, which have retained their economic regional and national significance up to this day. This study is relevant both for a comprehensive regional analysis for systematizing the conducted modern scientific research, and for understanding different views on the essence of cross-border interaction processes, which are of practiceoriented interest in order to expand cooperation in the Northeast Asia region. At present, partnership with China is practically decisive for the economic specialization and economic development of the domestic southeastern border territories. Monitoring of recent preferences of the territories of Northeast China revealed that a multidimensional economic and comparative geographical analysis of the Russian border regions of Siberia and the Far East and the provinces of Northeast China is being carried out. At the same time, the selected partner region remains a differentiated territory in terms of investment structure and economic development (Liaoning province is a donor entity, while Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces are «not self-sustainable»). Chinese studies cover a wide range of geographic topics: from traditional rural-urbanization multidisciplinary studies to ecological and touristrecreational ones. Due attention was given to the scientific subject of the response of the natural systems of Northeast China to climate change.