Infrastructure landscape in the transborder region of Russia, Mongolia and China: Transformations and landmarks

Occupation: Senior Researcher, Department of Regional Economic Studies, Buryatia Scientific Centre, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences
Affiliation: Buryat Scientific Center of the SB RAS
Address: Russian Federation, Ulan-Ude

Journal name

Asia and Africa Today

Edition

Issue 11

Pages

13-20

Abstract

The article discusses ongoing and expected changes in the infrastructure landscape in the zone of the China - Mongolia - Russia economic corridor. Ensuring infrastructure connectivity is becoming a common task for the three countries in order to competitively integrate into the world’s logistics routes. The author analyzes the factors influencing the intensification of cross-border interactions, highlighting the general trend of growing demand on land transportation in Eurasia, as well as mining freight movement of raw material resources from Mongolia to China. The transit capabilities of the railway and road infrastructure are assessed, the features of cargo flow through border checkpoints are studied. Consistent implementation of Mongolia’s ambitious plans of railway construction changes the cross-border infrastructure, especially on the China’s border.

It is noted that the construction of railways was forced by the Mongolian government with the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic: severe restrictions and border control measures on truck transport significantly affected the operating of border crossings and foreign economic relations of Mongolia as a whole. In order to expand the export of mineral raw materials, it is planned to open four railway border crossings on the Mongolian-Chinese border: Gashuunsukhait - Gantsmod, Shiveekhuren - Sehe, Bichigt - Zun-Khatavch, Khangi - Mandal. Establishing the effective functioning of the cross-border transport and logistics infrastructure is becoming a strategic priority of the Mongolian economic policy.

For Russia, there is a need to develop foreign trade infrastructure in the border regions, especially in the new geopolitical realities.

Keywords

China - Mongolia - Russia economic corridor, infrastructure connectivity, border crossing points, infrastructure landscape

Received

13.05.2022

Publication date

01.12.2022

Number of characters

25063

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GOST	Namzhilova V. Infrastructure landscape in the transborder region of Russia, Mongolia and China: Transformations and landmarks // Asia and Africa Today – 2022. – Issue 11 C. 13-20 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://asaf-today.ru/S032150750020155-2-1 (circulation date: 05.05.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S032150750020155-2
MLA	Namzhilova, Viktoria "Infrastructure landscape in the transborder region of Russia, Mongolia and China: Transformations and landmarks." Asia and Africa Today 11 (2022):13-20. DOI: 10.31857/S032150750020155-2
APA	Namzhilova V. (2022). Infrastructure landscape in the transborder region of Russia, Mongolia and China: Transformations and landmarks. Asia and Africa Today (11), pp.13-20 DOI: 10.31857/S032150750020155-2

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