To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (72157 ) 3/19/2011 8:00:06 PM From: TobagoJack Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 218910 it was from a washington-based foreign policy news letter that referenced Nezavisimaya Gazeta. perhaps the age old dream of poland to happily share a common border with friendly china can come true ;0) i am not at all familiar with "jewish autonomous" referenced below appears to be a region of russian far east(?) unsure why it grouped w/ 'chinese zone' - perhaps xlation errors. same story here chinaspot.ru China to invest in the Russian Far East three times as much of Moscow. Neighboring Harbin gradually replace “Federal Center China has more than tripled ahead of the Moscow government in the development of Russian Far Eastern territories. China’s official media announced that the Chinese zone of the Amur region, Primorye and Khabarovsk and Jewish autonomous invested during the year more than $ 3 billion. At the same time, Moscow has listed these areas less than a billion. In Harbin, an administration that manages the life of 34 special zones in China’s Far Eastern Russia. Chinese investments in the Russian lands - is not only a private initiative of enterprising neighbors - growers, loggers and industrialists - but a clear government policy on development of new territories, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, analyzing the message of China’s official media. “With the permission of the Governments of China and Russia, Chinese entrepreneurs can open in the Russian industrial and agricultural zones, including areas of processing, farming, construction, logging and wholesale markets,” - says Xinhua. Simultaneously, the Chinese government established in its territory specific bodies on management of development zones in Russia. “External Control” was established near the border with Russia, Heilongjiang Province, Harbin. Thus, the newspaper said, the process of development of the Russian Far East is managed and controlled rather than from Moscow and Khabarovsk, how many of Harbin - more precisely, from “ad hoc steering group set up by Chinese officials in the administration of the province of Heilongjiang. In this case, an investment of three billion dollars is the largest financial resource that exceeds the subsidies from Moscow to local budgets. For comparison, in 2011 the federal bailout “to equalize fiscal capacity” to the Amur region are planned at $ 170 million for the Jewish autonomy - about $ 74 million for the Khabarovsk Krai - $ 234 million, and for the Primorsky Krai - $ 344 million.