Boom and bust along Chinese-Russian border | Journal Reporters

[@MrTaoDe]

WOW, It's my hometown, so nice to see my hometown being reported. Manzhouli is not only chinese and russian, there also got ewenki, mongolian, dawuer. My hometown is a very diversified place with great cultures It's just that the region is still underdeveloped. Hopefully, it will become more and more beautiful in the future.

[@azureddy8802]

陶德 it

[@PeterSodhi]

Congrats buddy, looks like a great place. Friendship :)

[@iansong5809]

满洲里？

[@ulanbatyr4442]

Ian Song Manchuria

[@content4502]

陶德, Would like to see more videos about your home town. Could you make some? I subscribed ...

[@Papabuonair]

Thanks for the information, every country has its own problem and we need diplomacy not war!

[@johnchan552]

@Yoyo Ball what an idiotic reply. Had Jackie Chang even ever stood for a UFC or MMA fight and yet you just swallowed every BS that he spewed out.

[@johnchan552]

@Yoyo Ball my apology then, dude

[@Theaikro]

@@johnchan552 😂🤙

[@yosifmetodiev3834]

People underestimate the power of business relations and trade. People, but not Chinese people. Chinese are born merchants and know the value of a good long-term deal.

[@smartasskickass4260]

so Chinese people are like Jew Merchants?

[@GenXstacker]

Sorry to say, but most Westerners know Chinese businessmen as thieves, scammers, counterfeiters and liars. I know there are many honorable Chinese, but there are so many rotten ones it gives them all a bad name.

[@ricardosoto5770]

@@GenXstacker Mostly those in the PRC. Chinese from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapur or local ethnic chinese are very decent,

[@letecmig]

I crossed the border between Zabaikalsk and Manzhouli in 1993. Visited both towns. Back then, Zabaikalsk was essentially the same as it is today. Manzhouli was small neglected big village or small town with dusty roads and crumbling 1-3 storey buildings. Both towns had the same feel.-just food was better on the chinese side(love chinese cuisine) . Now when I see Manzhoulli- its literally shocking!!! Its hard to express in words how it changed over 25 years when I see these roads and high buoildings! The town changed beyond recognition. Insane economic growth! So obvious how russia has lagged behind over those 25 years. I would be very scared if I was a Russian to have such a neighbor

[@roadeyez]

Insane economic growth? Chinese theft of foreign intellectual property and Cheap Labor... Is My Beatles Stereo Box Set Counterfeit?

[@jorge227able1]

@Vic Val what are you talking about? Are you forgetting the economic struggle Russia went through from 90s to 05 and then again 15 to 18. Meanwhile China has been growing steadily.

[@letecmig]

@@jorge227able1 well, if your economy is based on export of natural resources, then you are victim of downturns in the prices of natural resources. That was the case of second half of 1980s- end of 1990s and again second half of 2010s. Nothing surprising about that. The fact that crisis of 1990s was maginified by the collapse of totalitarian command economy just made matters worse. China in the meantime based its economy on the manufacturing

[@alanOHALAN]

you mean you are scared of big foreign cities near you? Well you haven't been to real big Chinese cities.

[@letecmig]

@@alanOHALAN no, I mean if your neighbor becomes bigger and bigger, stronger and stronger..... and you are the same size or 'shrinking', then you become relatively weaker and weaker...... and do not forget that those territories were considered Chinese just 200 years ago....

[@langchauvin1121]

Anastasia is absolutely right about her opinion that China - Russia relation is just business and still she has reservations in many other ways.

[@hamar4422]

Very hard to understand the Chinese mind, let alone make contact with them. They seem totally absorbed with making money as if nothing else exists.

[@alanOHALAN]

@@hamar4422 not everyone, maybe 80% of them.

[@polarbear-vn3be]

Hamar44@ We make money hard, we play wild.

[@ricardosoto5770]

@@hamar4422 There is a group of people in the west and the middle east that is very similar,

[@ricardosoto5770]

The population imbalance might worry the Russias with a good reason.

[@yangfelix7021]

Be nice to your neighbors, because neighbors never move, we must get along with each other but no other choice

[@pwill3958]

like Mexico?!?

[@rombarker3129]

Cooperation is what drives a thriving society. It has been since the dawn of mankind. Doing business, helping each other and respecting differences is what will build a better world for everyone.

[@peteredwards4154]

well remind putin next time he orders another invasion, one day they will retsliate, and i don’t think your services will want to nuke all for it means they to will be nuke... TREAD CAREFULLY putin.

[@rombarker3129]

And regardless of the choices, we should be nice to every one because is the right thing to do.

[@shubhamdebnath714]

@@Ecoean when you come to think of it, china was never this one country as it is today, the only time it was close today's china was when mogols ruled it, seems poetic justice that descendants of song, qing and such dynasties rule over their conquerors today, and this point is totally irrelevant

[@geixiong5749]

Both countries were played by the West . But no longer...things about to change for Russia .

[@Captain_Of_A_Starship]

No they weren't, they supported dictators and gave aid to bad actors while ignoring world leaders. When you can vote for your leaders and publicly speak against the leaders you voted for then you should speak, until then..

[@lucioinnocenzo2328]

Russia is a western country.

[@asianthor]

Yes, the West(USA) has undermined both China and Russia, but both countries are lifting themselves up and that is what the USA fears, a solid friendship between Russia and China is the last thing the USA wants.

[@farmerbold1144]

@@Captain_Of_A_Starship Thank you. You are quite correct.

[@anurag24th]

@@Captain_Of_A_Starship yeah sure..they should have randomly attack little countries like vietnam, korea, iran, libya, iraq and mass murder their citizens..that will be the civilized thing west could admire.

[@youngforever648]

Chinese are hard workers, strong family unity, value education...China is unstoppable

[@daffy2u]

That's wonderful views of Russia/China that they can live in peace and harmony.

[@CC_Hunters]

Don and depression

[@jackytang3683]

We thanks Russia for their help in our difficult times.

[@MrAngelo1966]

jacky tang I'm sure China is eyeing Siberia 1969 is not forgotten by Russia where Russia almost nuke China

[@humbleonemoretime7025]

Come on men that's uncalled for the guy being positive and thankful

[@dalao2yang]

@@MrAngelo1966 lol yeah and American and Russian had long cold war so what's your point? Can we all get along? 😁 you know that if China and Russia or America fight a all out war everybody on earth die right? So let 's just be friends should we?

[@keimo2007]

You're welcome!

[@kun6497]

Some people in the comment section are still living in the cold war era.

[@austinjere8446]

Love from Russia

[@terrafirma91]

These documentaries are very interesting. It seems that the Russians are concerned with China's sudden ascension. But when China became the manufacturing center of the world, what else would anyone expect?

[@Orlington17]

they just making to look so! They cut the words from the context! Thats why they comparing village with 10k population to city with 250k population without mentioning about it ))

[@exstazius]

@@Orlington17 because they are on the border that is why.

[@Orlington17]

@@exstazius read my point again, u didnt get it

[@cosmoray9750]

The Russian need to invest money on their side of the border to improve the lives of their citizens

[@useralex677]

The difference between Russia and China is that after the fall of communism, Russia saw foreign investment as a threat while China saw it as something they could turn into an advantage.

[@user-0xDEEDBEEF]

Russians have to adopt Chinese way to fight corruption first.

[@Xendrius]

Would be easier if the evil USA empire lifted their illegal sanctions.

[@Xendrius]

@Zenme Yangzi It's theft.

[@Orlington17]

man, this is biased video, they intentionally took this village, its 10k population and they compare it to chinese 250k city!

[@JoachimderZweite]

"Learning Chinese since the first grade" - that is impressive.

[@pglasc]

you are very correct. thank you for posting.

[@Aboleo80]

They have to learn the language of their future rulers.

[@Zzz-em6cy]

@@Aboleo80 tell me who is your ruler, American or British ?

[@jeffbrewster6658]

Zzz Israel ,,,,

[@nehcooahnait7827]

Kids from Manzhiuli or Heilongjiang province probably have the option to learn Russian at 1st grade as well. Same with universities there. It is just that people don’t feel like doing it lol

[@ndih1991]

China and Russia are an example of how we can all be friends

[@SM-uo2mk]

What? By China publicly threatening to destroy two US Air craft carriers and Russia violating air space and maritime laws.

[@ndih1991]

Have you seen Trump's Twitter threats? You need to be objective, The US starts wars and expects everybody to sympathize with them when other's retaliate...classic bullies.

[@lucioinnocenzo2328]

@@ndih1991 go and play with some dolls. History is made by wars and strength. You think that China and Russia are good little friends? They don't kill each other only because they know they cannot do so without terrible consequences. Si vis pacem para bellum. Be friends lol.

[@SM-uo2mk]

From the history of US wars, the US never started a war, but gets involved in wars as a result of other countries hostile actions. I dont think Trump is starting a war form twitter.

[@SM-uo2mk]

@Rios Salvajes Your wrong, Iraq invaded Kuwait. Kuwait has strong US connections. University of Kuwait credits will transfer to US. Try another war?

[@chrisackerley1842]

I realize this isn't relevant to your story, but Anastasia is beautiful. Very informative video. Thanks.

[@Orlington17]

dont say its informative and dont say thanks for bs, cause its bs video! But Anastasia is beautiful the only truth here )

[@isismccain915]

Yes, she is beautiful. She's part Siberian. Lots of Russians are!

[@dieter2008]

@@isismccain915 You don't know if she is part Siberian. Have you done DNA testing on her?

[@isismccain915]

@@dieter2008 Yes, she's descended in part from the Zaranian Tribe up around the city of Salekhard. In the days of the USSR those folks actually had their ethnicity stamped on their passports, even if they were fluent in Russian and had blue eyes and a mostly European appearance! Have a nice day!

[@maniaouri2146]

Chinese mean progress, they are not time wasters, they are doers

[@MetaView7]

and they are realists; they are not tied down to one ideology. They morph and adapt to the changing times and circumstances.

[@claytonwill7471]

wow I'm an American and I learned a lot about these two countries in this short film, thank you nice video.

[@Orlington17]

how could you learn smth about a countries from the comparison of its 10k population village and 250k population city, despite the fact that they have hundreds of cities on Ch-Ru borders and video is totally biased?

[@marcushunter6847]

China can never stand alone... it needs a strong ally and that my friends is Russia... Same goes with Russia...

[@farmerbold1144]

Yeah, and The People's Republic of China (a poisonous snake) is going to invade Russia (along with Finland, Sweden, and Norway) in 2025 predicted in mid-1900's by a very famous American psychic who was more than 80 percent accurate in her predictions since people have free will.

[@Gilvids]

@@rickw7903 you should go out more

[@jedhuang3817]

Marcus Hunter who did Chinese lean on for last 2200 years? Russia? having one more friend is better than adding one enemy.

[@alanOHALAN]

@@farmerbold1144 20 percent inaccuracy

[@onekerri1]

@@jedhuang3817 I'll tell you who China leaned on for the past 40 years (China's most important yrs); the U.S., as they've built up Communist China to what it is today. With the help of American sell-outs, and China's thievery, they made out quite well since being allowed into the WTO.

[@funny-video-YouTube-channel]

Since that time, China did advance even more. The Chinese tourists are now traveling in Russia, because it's exotic for them :-)

[@cosmonautdubs]

this is one of the most interesting videos I've ever seen

[@Orlington17]

yeah? Cause its biased af! Comparing 10k rus village to chinese 250k city ))

[@josecamacho3393]

You must be very depressive...

[@iamme5730]

+Jose Camacho LOL.

[@sophiawang7563]

Thank you for sharing this video and learn a lot of modern Russian and Chinese living style.

[@Paul-gz5dp]

I see the same kinds of things here at home on the west coast of the US. Always changing border conditions, and letting things fall apart in some areas, and build new in others.

[@roychowdhury4348]

Beautiful relationship. I hope that it continues to be peaceful and good relation thrives.

[@tommyfred6180]

yep that's why china is building up five massif military basses on its boarder with russis.

[@avishekchakrabarty2560]

Indeed its beautiful but not like Indo-Russian friendship

[@roychowdhury4348]

@@avishekchakrabarty2560 Your are absolutely right Avishek.

[@verastaki]

Russians get along very well with Chinese and Asians in general. They have allot of Russians in China. We love their culture, they love ours. As a matter of fact we got similar culture. It's just difficult with the fluctuateing economy. I came from there and I know how it really is there. We get along with our neighbors.

[@antifazisbonifaz6964]

Yes. The chinese will continue growing and growing. I think that they are unstoppable and the hope and luck for the humankind

[@afaarax6322]

Or may be the demise and the destruction of mankind.

[@dapigudemao]

Sorry to be negative here but despite the fact that i think China is entitle to its economic success and they can do as they please within their own country...I've lived there for 10 years and as far as i am aware their standards (values, way of life, etc.) are hardly something desirable for the world.

[@jeffreytan2948]

"The Chinese just work and work" and you wonder why China has grown to be the top economic power?

[@Ukraineaissance2014]

with nothing else to live for? whats the point if you cant have one day a week for yourself? is that communism?

[@Luboman411]

Yeah. If you get 1.4 billion people just working and working all the time, they will soon supersede the rest of the lazy world combined.

[@chowyangneo9630]

@@Ukraineaissance2014 They worked crazy hard so that their children will not have to live like their parents. Remember, they are one generation removed from dirt poor farmers. Just one generation - and they want to make sure their children will not have to return to farming with bare hands.

[@gateway8833]

Don’t worry, you’ll all be speaking Chinese in a couple of generations

[@pragueexpat5106]

yeah, Russia a vassal of China now, all but in name..

[@luci75d76]

100% true this video. Anyhow it’s good to have mutual relations. Good trade relations. We hope Russia will try to keep up with china ( china has some very good strategic moves made 20-30 years ago which now come to harvest the fruits ). Let it be peace forever between neighbors and will be prosperity for sure !

[@eduardosaverin6267]

Chinese and Russian should be family together, a stronger bond between both country

[@farmerbold1144]

"FAMILY TOGETHER?" The People's Republic of China (a poisonous snake) is going to invade Russia (along with Finland, Sweden, and Norway) in 2025 that was predicted in the mid-1900's by a very famous American psychic who was more than 80 percent accurate in her predictions since people have free will to alter the expected or predicted. We shall see what the Russian think of China then.

[@ercerc8384]

These are what we call good neighbourliness to live in peace and abundance. Citizens are well dressed behaved and happy with their life.

[@malthus101]

"Communism is great!" he says from his capitalist shop.

[@ankanroy2931]

Lol

[@kamadan4212]

@Ganda Gandara oh yes, because capitalism, and only capitalism, gets to undergo shapeshifting redefinitions. When others do the same, well, scream murder. Classic "free world" do as I say, not as I do

[@kamadan4212]

@Ganda Gandara Don't worry, I didn't lose you, the english dictionary lost u. An average joe would insist that he's a cApITAisT, only to cry foul when Communists play the same game

[@RealSalica]

I hope Russia is planting trees for every tree they cut. ;_;

[@sdqsdq6274]

ermmm look at their buildings , you think the goverment bother

[@Teo-wb9yp]

The inclusivity of Chinese culture is best illuminated in this remote town of China-Russia border. Stark contrast of two world apart within close proximity.

[@Orlington17]

its so contrast because they compare 10k population village to 250k city ))

[@gvi341984]

The constant work ethic is what drives China into superiority even in the entertainment field

[@twjason916]

Long live China & Russia！

[@johnwilliams3555]

C'mon Vlad, support the rural sector.

[@beezibee]

Jealousy is common among different people.

[@bmc868]

Russia is....Russia. It's not well organize but they are smart and what is today can be very different tomorrow.....

[@hollywoodlogsdon2908]

That's why we need to get along with each other and help one another and pray for everyone so that we can have peace and love it only takes us to make difference between the world we live in

[@toddpowell2003]

Canada and USA have poor communities in worst conditions than this

[@corvusduluth]

@Anon Newfie I can't speak for the Dominion, but in USA it is certainly true. The 'City' just across the border from Windsor ON is a prime example.

[@SBCBears]

@@corvusduluth Demographics.

[@mesonichue6198]

Only certain areas of the cities. The Democrats that have run the biggest cities have destroyed them. Graft, greed, shady deals, it is no different in USA than anywhere else. People can be selfish and self serving. The problem is the democrats want to control and have the votes of the residents of those ‘run down’ areas in the cities and have convinced the residents to sit in their hands and wait for the government to ‘save’ them from themselves. It is time the residents of certain neighborhoods get off their @sses and fix their areas. They need to forget waiting for handouts from the federal and state governments and take care of the neighborhoods even if it means working one house and one block at a time. It is sad how many in those areas blame ‘wypipo’ when in reality it’s their own local leaders who sold them out for personal profit and power.

[@placyd]

The further you are from your capital the more poorer and Rural your place is but soon if your country's economy grew up every town will become much beautiful than before

[@youngforever648]

So true, I live in the USA and I drive a truck across the USA, there is massive poverty everywhere, but nobody wants to admit it

[@johnsomerset1510]

Very interesting and accurate video. The huge difference between the countries is that Chinese are humble people who are generally glad of any work and will do anything for very low wages and often sleep on the factory floor or above in dormitories. Women cook workers meals of cheap noodles and fish etc in open sided sheds, on camping stove type things on the floor and toilets are literally open sewers and no paper provided. Tomatoes etc are grown in small fenced off gardens in the factory grounds. In contrast the Russians are proud people -like Europeans and don't like working for a pittance and sleeping and eating 'rough' at the factories and so cannot compete on manufacturing prices, -just as the West can't either. No wonder the West is getting worried. Perhaps we need to rethink our 'luxury' lifestyle!

[@vickijenkins417]

What a dreadful way to live ...

[@johnsomerset1510]

@@vickijenkins417 Dreadful way of life to us Westerners maybe, but normal to most of the world. Our ''luxury'' is only sustainable because we cheat, lie about, bomb, threaten and sanction weaker countries into complying with our wishes and selling us cheap goods and energy. We (our leaders) are the appalling/ dreadful ones.

[@nsebast]

@@vickijenkins417 It is an unvarying law that strength grows out of resistance. If we pity the poor blacksmith who swings a five pound hammer all day long, we must also admire the wonderful arm that he develops in doing it. “Because of the dual constitution of all things, in labor as in life, there can be no cheating,” says Emerson. “The thief steals from himself. The swindler swindles himself. For the real price of labor is knowledge and virtue, whereof wealth and creditare signs. The signs, like paper money, may be counterfeited or stolen, but that which they represent; namely, knowledge and virtue, cannot be counterfeited or stolen.”

[@apotato5567]

It's not being humble is being forced to live in inhumane conditions just to survive

[@barron8006]

glad the chinese are benefitting from my town's factory closing and production being moved over there. ironic how much wealthier USSR was vs. capitalist China. Thanks Yeltsin!

[@Landrew0]

Advantage: sobriety.

[@DeliciousDeBlair]

The little lady singing at the end was cute!

[@巴里约翰]

Hello beautiful woman with a beautiful smile how is the weather over there

[@pepelay9748]

This, after all is Asia Pacific region that our forebears ancestors had persevered through thick & thin on this mother land.

[@liliethcameron7110]

Falling behind, considering the difference in the size of the two countries economies you'd better believe it.

[@leslieszasz2095]

Very interesting video sad to see all of the smaller parts of Russia not only by the chinese border but the tuva people by the Mongolian border are also very poor and alot of abandon buildings same in kalymica. China seems to be growing and developing rapidly but you have to hand it to their people they work hard they get things done. By the time they build a new subway here in Toronto china can build 3 cities. Very hardworking people. I would love to visit both countries though.

[@baller84milw]

Anastacia=True Patriot. We need more women like her in the world.

[@MHG1023]

It speaks volumes how far apart both countries still are (politically) considering that a simple border crossing takes 1h ... Despite this report is a bit "dated" I don´t think much has changed since. Maybe trade has intensified to the benefit of both sides in general but with little effect to the border towns (in particular on the Russian side).

[@BreakawayBites]

2022, and this video popped up on my screen...... Wow!.... KZbin algorithm is amazing....

[@farazkhan7035]

Very good journalism. Keep up the good work.

[@nicobic]

Superbly done. Thank you.

[@rollbin]

then that's when the change comes

[@craigpennington1251]

First time I have seen this. As for the falling apart towns and such, it's happening all over the globe. It's sad to see things crumble that were paid for by hard working good people.

[@josealbinosantosnogueira6013]

You must understand the History of USSR and its collapse to understand why this is true.

[@marlenfras5490]

That's the way the world should be.

[@markcarey8426]

Excellent. Thanks. An interesting racial contrast with this border. I can't think where else in the world there is such a big difference.

[@nehcooahnait7827]

Wow, ya must come from some messed paradise for racists lol, Mark. Glad that ‘race’ is something that draws your attention

[@markcarey8426]

@@nehcooahnait7827 Well, you know, there is such a thing as 'race'. We shouldn't be worried about noticing it. It's the prejudices that matter. I'm white/caucasian/European and live in New Zealand.

[@evanmartin8199]

Anastasia should spend a few hours learning Mandarin; she'd have much more fun on the next trip.

[@uckBayNguyen]

Fascinating how both sides are so remove from politics

[@zpeng7]

We cannot find another place on this planet where Asian and European cultures tie so closely that they are only divided by one river

[@NinoNiemanThe1st]

Chinese people, no matter where in China are so industrious and work hard for a better material life. Russian have a different take on life, not better or worse, just different. It's amazing the difference in cultures just so close to each other - I hope they continue to get along together. LOL Kid's Fattening Center @ 11:33

[@rr.in.the.cosmos]

Literally, this colossal country--PRC is somewhat scary indeed !!

[@RYAN97639]

i totally forgot chinese border is so huge, theres probably so much culture mixtures.

[@sarathprinceofhell]

Chinese seek and exploit opportunities like the shop owner who uses a Russian name and in sharp contrast to the Russian girl who is reluctant to explore the opportunities which is right across her fence.she is clinging on to her ethnicity like it's something valuable.

[@2010kb1]

Kind of sad China has leaped far ahead of Russia.

[@Paul-gz5dp]

It has to do with the difference of planning for the future of the majority of the people compared to staying ahead of others militarily. The USA is going the same way, as we put more into deigning new things for war instead of new things for the people. Also medicine costs too much in the USA, and is basically supported by keeping people sick instead of finding cures for things.

[@zhihaozhao]

go visit shenzhen and you will know how far China has bypassed, Russia is not important anymore

[@haoruchen4216]

Humanity has risen beyond historical rifts and cultural segregations thanks to our innovation and evolution

[@kabukisyneri296]

uuuhh.... sure

[@steve94044]

China is great at making electronics and offering at amazing low prices. An example is the Baofeng VHF-UHF 2 way radio. 128 channels and it’s also an fm broadcast radio and a flashlight too. They sell for $25.00 US I don’t know how they do it. The little radios are of good quality and work great.

[@unconventionalthink]

Russia and China can work more closely together in trade and military cooperation and investments and more marriages should also be encouraged between people in Russia and China. Russia should encourage more of its people to learn the Chinese language and at same time,more Chinese people should learn the Russian language.

[@xskugga]

Russia can offer China nothing it already has. That is why China is opening up the US more and more.

[@EdIngood]

***** yet the NASA still relys on Russian space program and technology. And the rest of the world buys Russian military technologies. What the US can offer is "the democracy, religion and Mcdonalds"

[@xskugga]

EdIngood EdIngood We rely on Russia's launch pads because space exploration takes a back burner in our country. As for the selling of military equipment, that is a breach of security. The only reason why that should happen is if you are strong allies with that nation. Otherwise is it stupid to do that, especially if that nation has the capability of harming another nation for a ridiculous reason. I can guarantee if my government was willing to sell a B-2 China, let alone any country, would much rather have that over anything Russia can offer.

[@EdIngood]

***** Because your government wastes money on wrong things. And you never mind it.

[@xskugga]

EdIngood EdIngood I'm very aware of that, and am most certainly not ignoring it. If you actually knew what our country was like you wouldn't say that, but you don't.

[@kubaniski]

Why do they always do these reports when the weather is so terrible?? Go in the summer when it's not grey, cold, and depressing.

[@justindonaton2397]

I traveled both of these countries and met amazing and wonderful people but I wish the govt form both would concentrate more on their people and less on military view.

[@billcarpenter5271]

Long live russia and china !!!

[@fharrison3011]

well.... there are simply not enough Russian live there... most population on west

[@Orlington17]

they compare 10k russian village to chinese 250k city!

[@gariklvgk]

Why do Brits care. Non of your business. Its between Russia and China

[@footshotstube]

cos " western democracy" was given you by the uk but the US uses it to create perpetual bloody war , and our govt is your lapdog the same way youy lot are isreals

[@grahamt5924]

It's an odd question. Need to understand what it is we care about

[@jrt818]

It's a German documentary.

[@tommyfred6180]

mate we don't care. seriously if you stopped a brit in the street and asked them about russia and china it would simply never come up. russia sending bombers to the UK coastline, abusing its citizens rights and the environmental damage its doing. would come up at some point, possibly. but for the most part we simply don't give a stuff about Russia. as is just not that important to us. as for china it would probably the same things. except replace the bomber thing with what they are doing along the boarders with india and in the south china sea. personally I think china will try to keep russia on side as people that invade russia mostly never live long enough to regret it. :)

[@zpeng7]

мы не можем найти другое место на этой планете, где азиатской и европейской культур связать так близко, что они делятся только на одной реке ( Google translation).

[@mattprior8442]

The story of contrasts ....... people in Russia longing for mingling with people , socializing with them , having infrastructure that can accomodate more social mixing and shared environment just opposite to China or India ..... where people are just fed up with each other especially dealing day and night with crowds /non ending traffic etc. and longing for more private and secluded housing and infrastructure that provide security but with very less people ! Extreme of both kinds with almost no people or too much people ! That's why Australia/New Zealand always wins on these measures with just some hot/cold months and no border whatsoever to deal with !

[@noverdinho]

Zabaykalsk is old, small town need to be renovated much. Blagoveshchensk is a quite nice Russian border town for example if the authority wanted to focus more on the development.

[@louisebean9428]

I would move across the border!

[@zenithwongkokhing6126]

Chinese hate war. We love brotherhood and friendship more. Peace red brother.

[@BrusselsSouth]

How touristic is it now ?

[@MegaPapa8888]

Nov 2012. Now is June 2019.

[@redangrybird7564]

The problem of Russia is too much Vodka.

[@jeromelapig5946]

Wow! this two city is underated must be visit someday

[@info781]

Most of Canada's economy is supplying raw goods and resources to the United States and Canada does quite well, with one of the highest standards of living in the world. Russia should look to emulate Canada with strong human rights, property rights, respect for contracts and good rule of law instead of making mischief like in Crimea. Anastasia is correct the cultures are very different, but I don't see China invading Russia. Doing business together is more fun and people don't get killed.

[@thebabbler8867]

Don't cut down all the trees now!

[@AghaShahidKhan]

I saw this video first time in year 2019. I guess that after lapse of 7 years the Russian border town improved by now.

[@glebsokolov9959]

Agha Shahid Khan Not really. Putin drags Russia further into poverty with his economic policies. He is a corrupt, authoritarian leader that isn’t interested in developing Russia. China just takes advantage.

[@AghaShahidKhan]

@@glebsokolov9959 A person living in Russia himself can best describe the present regime of President Putin. I won't comment on his domestic policies. However what I do know living outside that the western world along side United States aren't happy with him because of his standing on international issues that directly conflicts with them. Like on Syria, Ukraine and recently on Venezuela. As a result western world imposed sanctions on Russia and surviving under such circumstances to run a country is a real challenge you would agree. Consequently, Russian well compelled to explore new markets for their products particularly her natural gas and other petroleum products. I would say that Russia was lucky that it neighbours China who has a deep pocket to spend and also appetite for energy resources as they are expanding phenomenally, otherwise things would have been far more critical for Russia. We have the example of Iran who is write now struggling with the same issue. I have no idea how does the sanctions affect ordinary Russian citizens in their normal lives.

[@glebsokolov9959]

Agha Shahid Khan The thing is, no one asked Putin to invade Crimea illegally. He saw that Ukraine was looking towards the west and decided to “punish” it. What did those sanctions cause? Our currency value was slashed by half, that’s how our wonderful president took care of the situation, LOL! Just imagine having 30,000 dollars in rubles worth in the bank account and in one day losing half of it. It not hard to take care of the situation like this if your people take all the hit. We gave Venezuela an unimaginable amount of money, 17 billion dollars, we both know it will never return, but if we didn’t it would be worth a 4 year budget for a major 1+ million population city in Russia. I means with all money we gave to Venezuela we could essentially reconstruct the whole city of Omsk, for example. Putin’s regime is also extremely corrupt, all his close friends from the past somehow became millionaires and billionaires, the Russian government currently ignores all investigations by Navalny (he is the main opposition and regularly publishes corruption cases of Russian officials and billionaires), etc. There was even a case where our Prime minister was found to have a huge mansion he could never afford and also found to have suspicious connections with one of Russia’s oligarchs. What did Putin do after people started protesting and demanding for prime minister to step down? Nothing, not even an investigation.

[@Orlington17]

man, its biased channel! They compare 10k russian village to 250k chinese city!

[@ПетрВрангель-т8п]

@@AghaShahidKhan This "gleb sokolov" - is another liberal kid, maybe from ucraine, i feel sorry for him and his words. This creature did not even bother to write his name in Russian, which already says a lot. Putin is a good man and a skilled politician, but he is not God and he makes mistakes and does not do much of what should be done. For example, I do not agree with his choice of government, which now sits a whole horde of liberals, Russia acting to the detriment and do not bring any good. Or I condemn the excessive freedom, even permissiveness that prevails in our country, and the complete absence of any control, it allows the propagandic mass media of the West to work in full force, telling us about "how bad everything is", about a "bad Putin", "everything is stolen", (corruption) etc. setting Russian people against the Russian state, drawing to them a exellent image of "civilized" countries - America, England, Germany in which normal people live, and we, Russians - nasty inhumans who have to pay them and repent for "atrocities of bloody Mordor" (Russian Empire and USSR) which we brought to the "blessed West". (Sorry for bad english, but it was Google translate)

[@josephnulley6808]

Interesting and eye opening report....well done

[@lkumiksm]

Manzhouli seems to be a fascinating city. I’d love to live there.

[@Luboman411]

No you wouldn't. Siberian winters are really, really bad, and Manzhouli is the farthest north you can go in China. It's literally in Siberia.

[@chowyangneo9630]

@@Luboman411 Actually there are other Chinese cities further up north...Mohe is a prominent one, Heihe is also possibly further up north than Manzhouli....But you are right - there are all crazy cold during winter.

[@xdan87]

What a stark contrast. I hope these two giants maintain their strong friendship. If only USA, China and Russia were like buddies, that would be even better!

[@Orlington17]

cause its 10k villaged compared to 250k city

[@javaidhaider9289]

The Russian side of the border wearing a desolate look. I was surprised to see this. I think it is important for Russia to pay attentio to change that situation. If the Chinese can have brisk economic activity, so can the Russians. They have enough resources to get the economic wheel turning on their side of the border.

[@bobf6599]

That one Russian woman is so cute. Why can't I find someone like that in the USA.?

[@charleshoang6481]

You could buy one in Russia or Ukraine !

[@seungws6913]

Russia put all money, power, culture only into Moscow. China have been developing all regions even though it has been mostly coast area.

[@jeandavies3859]

This has got to stop, family’s losing their loved ones, send love out to all humans , not greed.

[@thevivekmathema]

Wishing good friendship to russia and china

[@josecamacho3393]

VibeX MaTxeMa pray

[@alanOHALAN]

Germany, Russia, and China are similar in that they are agricultural people. Which means they are conservative and shy. Russia Empire in the past forced China to cede large size of land, that is the reason they fear China will attack. But in reality both countries need each other to fend against the US, despite the cultural differences. Also, nuclear powers do not go to war directly, so far that has been the case.

[@fahadazmi3998]

beautiful

[@billyboy8888]

russia is living on old deposits, china is striving ahead quickly

[@JL-yl7xh]

LOVE,RUSSIA!!!!!WE ARE THE REAL BOTHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@billhanna8838]

Russian side of the border reminds me of Chicago

[@placyd]

More like Newark or Nebraska

[@mickysanchez5511]

China means business.... is about be useful in society.

[@vieldcs]

Chinese are just working and working for the whole day. They don't need vodka time .

[@iversonjcameron]

Hahahahaha.....yep

[@-2103]

Four times cheaper, as in 400% cheaper?