Russia has recently opened its Far East port of Vladivostok, which it has occupied since 1860, to China for shipping, in what observers say is a strategic exchange between the two nations as their actions in Ukraine and around Taiwan and the South China Sea continue to worsen international relations.
On May 4, the General Administration of Customs of the Chinese communist regime issued a notice, adding the Russian port of Vladivostok as a transit port for the cross-border transportation of domestic Chinese goods. The policy will take effect on June 1. Goods passing through Vladivostok will be classified as “domestic trade” and not be subject to import and export duties.
