MORE PRACTICAL EFFORTS NEEDED
Apart from verbal support of the leadership, plenty of practical efforts had to be deployed, the economists said.
"The prime work is to deepen mutual understanding through concrete dialogues," Yu Ping said.
Few flights from China to the Far East are currently available, making it inconvenient to conduct frequent contacts.
The infrastructure in the vast area, which has a population of some six million people, was hardly satisfying, Yu said. The situation, Yu said, provides opportunities for Chinese companies to participate in construction in the region.
Cai Guiru, chairwoman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Russia, said Chinese companies should maintain a long-term perspective.
"We don't need once-and-for-all programs. We have to be visionary," Cai said.
She also noted that the Russian government has been working on specific rules facilitating outside investment.
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