The city of Vladivostok is at the centre of a blossoming relationship that has overcome decades of mistrust because of a common enemy.
Vladivostok has always been on the edge of empires. Sandwiched between China, Russia and North Korea, the city is now dominated by Orthodox churches and Moscow’s Pacific Fleet.
“You have just said ‘rules-based order’,” Putin said in response to a question from a Chinese journalist on Tuesday. “Have you ever seen those rules? No, you haven’t because no one has agreed on them with anyone.”and driven it closer to China than ever. At the same time, Chinese officials have been sanctioned for their roles in
Total trade between Russia and China jumped more than 50 per cent in the first half of this year, according to figures from the Chinese customs authority.There has been a consolidation of the China-Russia alignment over the past decade, according to University of NSW international relations expert Dr Alexander Korolev.
By the end of this year, only 14 car brands will remain in Russia after the European Union and the USFrom January to August 2023, China exported 544,000 cars to Russia – a year-on-year increase of more than 600 per cent.One of his customers, a 27-year-old financial adviser at local company VTB Leasing named Sergey, said he had no choice but to buy Chinese vehicles despite his preference for Japanese cars.
In Vladivostok, Chinese tour guide Tian Xiaohong points out that the Russian emblem is a double-headed eagle watching east and west respectively. Chinese tourists here remain sceptical of Russia’sBut Victor has no illusions about the demise of a once great power and the rise of its superpower neighbour.
“But that is only part of the story. Russia is China’s only great power ally, so to speak. If China-US relations deteriorate further, these geopolitical factors become much more important than just simple GDP figures.”
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