Datsyshen V.G. Problems of the Development of Russian-Chinese Interregional Cooperation in the 1990s on the Example of the Novosibirsk Region and Heilongjiang Province. Far Eastern Affairs. 2021. No. 2. Pp. 138-152.

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problems of development of the Russian-Chinese interregional cooperation in the 1990s. The historical picture of direct cooperation between the Novosibirsk Region, including the city of Novosibirsk itself, and Heilongjiang Province has been restored on the basis of documents from the collections of the Novosibirsk archives and materials of the periodical press. The restoration of the historical picture of events allowed us to identify and consider the problems and contradictions that took place in Russian-Chinese relations at the end of the 20th century. The province of Heilongjiang was among the main partners of the Novosibirsk region, the priority was given to various forms of trade and economic cooperation, the most active ties were developed in 1992–1993. Most cooperation projects were not implemented, by the end of 1990, the interest of local authorities and the public in interregional cooperation with China somewhat weakened. Nevertheless, Novosibirsk has retained its position as a leading regional center of Russian-Chinese relations.