Conditions and Prospects for the Development of Cross-Border and Interregional Trade and Economic Cooperation in the Russian-Chinese Border Zone

Abstract

The search for additional reserves for the economic and social development of Russian regions is a constant task for the regional management system. The regions of the vast zone of the Russian-Chinese border form a specific spatial perimeter with their own characteristics, problems and factors for accelerating socio-economic dynamics. The problems of regional socio-economic development of the subjects of the Russian-Chinese border are not given enough attention in Russian scientific works due to the scarce nature of the empirical base, the complexity of observing the object itself, the remoteness of the test site from the main research centers and the lack of fundamental developments of a scientific, methodological and applied nature. It is for these reasons that the problems of socio-economic dynamics of the spatial perimeter of the Russian-Chinese border area have not yet received proper scientific and methodological support. Based on this, the purpose of the undertaken research is to obtain reliable empirical estimates that will reveal the prospects for the spatial and economic development of the border regions of the Russian-Chinese border. The study was conducted on the basis of the methodology of spatial analysis of the functioning of borders as elements of the economic framework. As a result of the study, recommendations were formulated to enhance spatial and economic interaction between the regions under consideration. The scarce nature of infrastructure support for the perimeter of Russian-Chinese interregional interaction has been established. The results of the study contribute to the scientific and methodological support of spatial and regional economics and can be used in the development of documents that activate and regulate the socio-economic development of border territories in Russia.