Abstract
Enhancement of facilities connectivity and construction of the necessary infrastructure is an important element of the “Belt and Road” Initiative. The lack of facilities connectivity is seen as a major impediment to the development of Sino-Russian trade and other spheres of cooperation between the two countries. This paper provides an overview of the current approaches to the concept of facilities connectivity in the context of Sino-Russian cooperation within the framework of the “Belt and Road” initiative. The author examines the progress in the construction of transport infrastructure aimed at improving the facilities connectivity in China’s and Russia’s eastern regions over the past five years. A specific focus is made on such large-scale projects as the construction of China-Mongolia-Russia economic corridor, the construction of bridges (for example, Tongjiang Railway Bridge and Heilongjiang Bridge), the construction of the Harbin-Russia International Freight Line and so on. The case of Heilongjiang Province in China is described in the article to illustrate the benefits of the “Belt and Road” initiative for regions along the border of China and Russia. Greater facilities connectivity and establishment of cross-border economic cooperation zones are expected to enhance the economic prosperity of these regions. The author proposes recommendations regarding further development of the railway and other transport connections between Russia and China and shows how these improvements could help both countries to efficiently meet the goals of the “Belt and Road” initiative and achieve mutually beneficial results.
Highlights
Connectivity of the facilities within the “Belt and Road” initiative plays a key role in the success of this project
Good infrastructure is a prerequisite for the development of a country or region; connectivity of infrastructure networks, in its turn, is crucial for economic cooperation and technological exchange, it is one of the factors that determine the economic and trade cooperation between Russia and China
After nearly a year of trial operation, in April 2016, this line started its normal operation. It takes two days for a train to reach The implementation of the projects aimed at creating China-Mongolia-Russia economic corridor, the international transport corridor between Vladivostok and Harbin “Binhai No 1”, and the land-sea transport line “Harbin-Suifenhe-Vladivostok-Busan” has been a great contribution to building a reliable and efficient transportation system in Russia’s Far East and Heilongjiang province
Summary
Connectivity of the facilities within the “Belt and Road” initiative plays a key role in the success of this project. Once the construction of the interconnectivity infrastructure is finished, the freight routes from Eastern Russia to the northern provinces of China will become shorter, which, in its turn, will cut the costs of shipping Chinese goods to Russia and enhance the trade between the two countries. It will stimulate economic development of Northeast China, which serves as a bridge in China-Russia trade. In this article we are going to focus on the construction of cross-border transportation infrastructure and describe the possible means and ways for enhancing the connectivity of facilities within the “Belt and Road” project and for harmonizing Russian and Chinese respective development strategies
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