China’s Quiet Grip on Russia’s Far East: Resources, Dependency, and the Geopolitical Wedge

Is China taking over the region?

The bridge spanning Golden Horn Bay in the far eastern port of Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 5, 2022. Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images

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Imagine walking through the streets of Blagoveshchensk or Vladivostok in Russia’s Far East. What catches the eye isn’t the Soviet-era architecture or the vast Siberian landscape; rather, it’s Chinese everywhere.