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China to Open New Russia-China Cooperation Area in Harbin
China to Open New Russia-China Cooperation Area in Harbin
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China's State Council has approved the creation of the Harbin New Area, with the zone set to focus on cooperation between Russia and China, local media said... 23.12.2015, Sputnik International
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China to Open New Russia-China Cooperation Area in Harbin
09:27 GMT 23.12.2015 (Updated: 09:35 GMT 23.12.2015) China's State Council has approved the creation of the Harbin New Area, with the zone set to focus on cooperation between Russia and China, local media said Wednesday.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The zone will cover three districts of Harbin, the capital of the Heilongjiang province which borders Russia. With a population of half a million, the zone is expected to become instrumental in future Russian-Chinese cooperation, Xinhua news agency reported, quoting a State Council statement.
22 December 2015, 08:25 GMT
The designated area of Harbin is said to have a developed technological and scientific base, as well as deep historic links with Russia. The Harbin New Area will become China's first Russia-focused special economic development zone.
The central government will provide incentives to attract development and foreign investment to the area. China's first New Area opened in 1992 in Shanghai's Pudong district.
Harbin was founded as a city for employees of Russia's Chinese Eastern Railway in the early 20th century, with a significant Russian population present in the city until the 1960s.