Russian-Mongolian Border: Updating Checkpoints and Strengthening Infrastructure Connectivity

Occupation: Senior Researcher, Department of Regional Economic Studies
Affiliation: Buryat Scientific Centre, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Address: 8, Sakhyanovoy Str., Ulan-Ude, 670047, Russian Federation

Journal name

Problemy Dalnego Vostoka

Edition

Issue 6

Pages

75-86

Abstract

The article analyzes the changes on the border of Mongolia with Russia and examines the plans of the two states to develop border infrastructure. There is mutual high interest in modernizing checkpoints. On the one hand, Mongolia has identified the recovery of checkpoints as a key direction of the “New Revival Policy” being implemented. On the other hand, in the current geopolitical conditions, Russia pays great attention to the capabilities of land checkpoints in the east. The author emphasizes the high importance of the border crossings Kyakhta — Altanbulag and Naushki — Sukhbaatar, through which not only bilateral trade is carried out, but also transit goods, including containers on the China — Europe route and back. At the same time, the author notes that as road corridors develop on the territory of Mongolia, and in the future also railway ones, the importance of border crossings is expected to increase both along the western section of the Russian-Mongolian border (primarily Tashanta — Tsagaannuur crossing) and eastern (Solovyovsk — Ereentsav crossing). New transport corridors are important to ensure the transit of goods and the growing Russian-Mongolian trade. The importance of the Mongolian vector is growing not only in terms of ensuring the rapid transportation of goods, but also servicing passenger flows across the border — business and cultural ties are intensifying, and cross-border tourism is developing. Analyzing the ambitious infrastructure plans of Mongolia, the author concludes that favorable conditions has been created to strengthen the infrastructural connectivity of the countries, which is a key condition for the establishment of the China-Mongolia-Russia economic corridor.

Acknowledgements:

In memory of Lyudmila Ivanovna Kondrashova, a dear scientific supervisor who inspired the study of not only China, but also Mongolia.

Keywords

Priority checkpoints, infrastructure projects, “New Revival Policy” of Mongolia, Russian-Mongolian trade, transit corridors

Acknowledgment

This article was prepared with the support of the state assignment No. 121030500092-7 (the project “Development of a methodology for the substantiation of strategic development of the depressive region in environmental and economic restrictions”).

Received

26.10.2023

Publication date

27.12.2023

Number of characters

27860

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GOST	Namzhilova V. Russian-Mongolian Border: Updating Checkpoints and Strengthening Infrastructure Connectivity // Problemy Dalnego Vostoka – 2023. – Issue 6 C. 75-86 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://pdv.jes.su/S013128120028840-5-1 (circulation date: 18.05.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S013128120028840-5
MLA	Namzhilova, Viktoria "Russian-Mongolian Border: Updating Checkpoints and Strengthening Infrastructure Connectivity." Problemy Dalnego Vostoka 6 (2023):75-86. DOI: 10.31857/S013128120028840-5
APA	Namzhilova V. (2023). Russian-Mongolian Border: Updating Checkpoints and Strengthening Infrastructure Connectivity. Problemy Dalnego Vostoka (6), pp.75-86 DOI: 10.31857/S013128120028840-5

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