Tag: Transbaikal kray

Beijing Wants Moscow to Agree to Massive Chinese Settlement in the Transbaikal

June 17, 2015

Staunton, June 16 – Transbaikal officials are working on a deal with China that would allow Chinese firms to rent more than 300,000 acres of land in that Russian region, but a Beijing official says that the deal won’t go through unless Moscow agrees to a massive influx of Chinese workers because there are no […]

The Train Won’t Stop Here Anymore – the Sad Fate of Russian Regions

January 6, 2015

Staunton, January 1 – Russian Railways announced December 31 that it will end some 220 local train routes this month, effectively cutting off the residents of many rural areas from access to medical and other services available only in region capitals. But the corporation insisted that Moscow is not to blame: local governments have failed […]