Jilin Province: Northern Vector of Openness in Modern Development Strategy

The article is devoted to the strategic approaches and specific policies of the northeastern province of Jilin to form the northern vector of China's openness to the outside world. The author shows that the task set by Beijing to create in Jilin one of the trade, production, transport and logistics platforms for interaction with Northeast Asia is primarily associated with the solution of the issue of "the Northeast revival" and the use of the market, resource and technological potential of Eurasia for this purpose. For these purposes, the tasks and role of tools — special economic zones, which are typical for China in recent decades, are considered. The article also presents the province's efforts to create an international transport system linking it with Russia, Japan and South Korea, as well as with Europe via Russia and Mongolia. The author does not find any visible results of the fact that the instruments of openness formed in Jilin Province in recent years have somehow influenced its economic and social dynamics, except for the twofold increase in provincial export volumes and the transformation of Russia into the main importer of its products. The reason for this is both the short period of time during which these steps were taken and certain negative trends inside and outside the country. Nevertheless, Jilin Province today is more ready than before to act as a locomotive of regional economic integration in NEA, seeing in this a source and means of internal economic and social development.

China, Jilin Province, Northeast Asia, Russia, regional politics