Constructing the Frontier: Russian-Chinese Trade as a Factor in the Modernization of the Far East at the Turn of the 19th and 20th Centuries
Vol 8 No 4 (2023), Siberian and Far Eastern Frontiers
Vol 8 No 4 (2023)

Constructing the Frontier: Russian-Chinese Trade as a Factor in the Modernization of the Far East at the Turn of the 19th and 20th Centuries

Siberian and Far Eastern Frontiers
https://doi.org/10.46539/jfs.v8i4.491
Published November 17, 2023
Ildar R. Hamzin
Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4967-0705
Rustam T. Ganiev
Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4568-7179
Anton V. Kochnev
Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6831-6947
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Keywords

Far East Frontier Modernization Russian-Chinese Trade Transport Infrastructure Geoeconomics Trans-Siberian Railway CER Dalianvan Shipping Company Transport Corridor

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1. Hamzin I., Ganiev R., Kochnev A. Constructing the Frontier: Russian-Chinese Trade as a Factor in the Modernization of the Far East at the Turn of the 19th and 20th Centuries // Journal of Frontier Studies. 2023. № 4 (8). C. 133-152.
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Abstract

The article delves into the development of the transport and logistical infrastructure on the Far Eastern frontier of the Russian Empire during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Throughout the period under study, challenges that emerged in the trade relations between Russia and China led to the creation of a new freight transport system for Russian-Chinese trading. This system proposed the integration of rail and maritime communication, with a sea port acting as the central logistical hub. This vision materialized with the construction of Russian railways in Manchuria, the leasing of Port Russian Dalian on the Liaodong Peninsula, and the initiation of maritime shipping by the China Eastern Railway Company. The article aims to systematically investigate the foundational concepts and the actualization of each segment of this new infrastructure. The research uncovered that the railways, sea port, and maritime shipping orchestrated by the Russian Empire in the Far East were viewed as cohesive elements of a unified trade and transport corridor. This corridor’s primary goal was to forge an effective linkage with the Pacific region. The data assessed in the study indicates that the Chinese ports and market stood as the foremost objectives for Russia’s geoeconomic pursuits in the Far East. In conclusion, the study underscores the importance of these novel infrastructural developments in the frontier modernization of the Far Eastern boundary shared by Russia and China.

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