Interpretation Of The Era Of Huge Profits In The Development Of Border Trade Between China And Russia No Longer Exists

Suifenhe, the border town in the southeastern part of Heilongjiang province and the coastal border area of Russia, has not only the largest port of trade between Heilongjiang and Russia, but also one of the three mainland border banks along the border.

Suifenhe official data show that since 2000, Suifenhe's foreign trade import and export volume has accounted for 1/4 share of Heilongjiang's foreign trade for more than 10 consecutive years.

In 2012, the total volume of Suifenhe's import and export trade was 8 billion 520 million US dollars, up 21.7% over the same period last year. In 2013, the total value of foreign trade and import and export amounted to US $8 billion 330 million, down 2.3% from the same period last year, of which nearly half of the volume of trade with Russia reached US $4 billion 10 million.

In Suifenhe, there are northeast railway trunk line, Harbin (Suifenhe), and 2 roads leading to Russia. Since Suifenhe was approved by the State Council as the first open border city in 1992, border trade has been the key word here.

In December last year, Suifenhe was officially approved by the State Council as the first pilot city of ruble in China. It also attracted the attention of the border town.

The subsequent interview in the city found that when the border trade between China and Russia became more open and more circulated, the past era of profiteering of "cabbage for tanks" has become the past, and replaced by the border trade transformation that will soon be faced by a traditional border town.

　　 The changing border trade business

The Qingyun market, located at 52 Shan Cheng Road, Suifenhe, has an area of nearly 30 thousand square meters. It is not only the largest foreign trade market in Suifenhe, but also the largest area, the largest volume of business and the most famous trade mall in China.

Zhao Dashen, who is a member of the border trade business, was asked why he responded to the customer's fierce reaction. Aunt Zhao said that the Russian woman wanted 10 yuan to buy 4 Christmas decorating balls instead of 3.

"The Russians who are shopping in Suifenhe now have a detailed calculation and a little bargaining is very disturbing." Aunt Zhao said, "rich people are shopping in Russia directly because they have all kinds of Chinese goods. And more and more Chinese businessmen are bringing goods to Russia for wholesale and retail, and even in Russia to build factories directly, producing and selling through-train.

There was more than one aunt Zhao, who stood on the other side of her stall, selling Meng Lingqi's lighter, hair dryer and other daily necessities.

"Russians will bargain in particular, and they will bargain more than Chinese. There are about 300000 people at the best time in Suifenhe, less than 100 thousand now. At best, there are thousands of single wood processing plants. But if business is bad, Suifenhe's prices are high and outsiders don't stay long. Now almost no one has come. Meng Lingqi said.

Han Zhaoyong, manager of Qingyun market, told our reporter that there are about 1000 contract booths in Qingyun market, with 2000 employees to 3000 employees.

In 90s of last century, he graduated from Russian Department of Heilongjiang University, and began to do Russian border trade business. Lu Jijun, manager of Suifenhe China International Travel Service, witnessed the changes in border trade between China and Russia over the past 20 years.

Lu Jijun told our correspondent that in the early 90s of the last century, the Russians were really brotherly sentiments toward the Chinese people. But later, because of the inflow of Chinese commodities, especially some fake and shoddy and shoddy commodities, it seriously damaged the image of Chinese and Chinese goods.

Lu Jijun still remembered that when he first came to Suifenhe, there was only one 2 story building in the whole place. Now, the high-rise buildings in Suifenhe are not unusual.

"Without Russia and bilateral opening up, there will be no development of Suifenhe today." Lu Jijun said that in addition to the state's policy of encouraging the development of border trade, Russian tourists and businessmen came to Suifenhe, which did bring benefits and benefits to the local people.

Han Zhaoyong said that when the Soviet Union collapsed, Russia's domestic materials were extremely scarce, and Chinese businessmen could make money if they exported. Then, by 1995, a large number of Chinese commodities poured into the country. Meanwhile, Russia's domestic economic readjustment, Russia's life resumed slightly, the consumption level continued to rise, and the demand for brands was also raised.

"A large number of fake counterfeit goods in China have reduced the reputation of Chinese commodities, which has affected market order and high prices." Han Zhaoyong said.

Han Zhaoyong said that after more than 20 years of development, Qingyun market has now formed a business circle consisting of Haitian, CXS, Xinhai and other shopping malls around Qingyun market. And the owners of Qingyun market also moved from the initial stall to a facade, and today, the farthest has already crossed Russia into the central and Eastern European countries.

"In the past few years, there are 300~400 successful businessmen in Qingyun market every year. The surface is a booth in Qingyun market, which is invisible to Qingyun people. Han Zhaoyong said.

And in January 8th this year, Zhao Lianjun, Secretary of the Suifenhe Municipal Committee of CPC, used 8 "gone forever" to describe the current situation of Suifenhe's border trade in the report to the Municipal People's Congress.

Zhao Lianjun said that after visiting Russia and exchanging with Russian experts and consulting the experience and opinions of some enterprises inside and outside the city, the consensus was: "the era of profiteering, which is several times and more than ten times of doing business with Russia, is gone forever; the era of Russian buyers with inferior products and services is gone forever." The era of Russia's dependence on importing consumer goods from China to meet the needs of the market is gone forever. "

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The other 5, "no more" is: "Russia's era of export without restrictions and policy adjustments is gone forever, and the era of ignorance of law, lawless laws, opening up of money and relationships can lead to the end of the era." The era of relying on one's own power to invest in the world, investing by feeling and bravery instead of relying on professional teams and scientific decision-making can never be seen again. China's investment and trade are gone forever in Russia's unique era, and the era of Russia's export commodities mainly concentrated in Suifenhe's procurement and customs clearance is gone forever.

The same is true, Zhao Lianjun pointed out. Sino Russian trade It is developing in the direction of "rule of law", "quality", "mutual benefit" and "open competition".

　　 Ruble story

Last December, Suifen The city was approved by the State Council to become the first rupee pilot city in China. In 2013, the amount of ruble exchange was nearly 8 billion yuan, 3 billion 600 million yuan in international settlement and 621 households in clearing enterprises.

However, as of yesterday's dispatch, the Suifenhe branch of the people's Bank of China has learned that the implementation details of the ruble trial have not been received at the branch level, which means that the new measure of ruble exchange has not been implemented after the pilot has become a pilot project.

The above Suifenhe branch said that the ruble's free use and circulation in Suifenhe is the same as before the trial. The effect and change of the trial rules are yet to be verified.

However, the ruble has always been used to facilitate Suifenhe's border trade transactions, and the unstable ruble exchange rate remains the "heart disease" of Chinese businessmen.

In the 35 floor of the 2 floor of Qingyun market, Gu Weiping, the owner of MAX-4 camouflage outdoor products shop, sells direct products such as camouflage clothes, sleeping bags, tents and so on from the factory. The main target customers are families with hunting needs in Russia.

Gu Weiping told this reporter that he did not go to the bank to access, the ruble exchange rate changed too much, and the time of the chat might have dropped a lot. In his own country, or in the heart of the renminbi, he changed his way of Rupee on the day of the end of the business.

In December 15th last year, Zhang Fuzhi and his wife, who were engaged in Sino Russian border trade clothing business through the train on the bin Su line in Suifenhe, told the reporter that "now they are doing business."

"Going to labor, eating, drinking, living, etc. are all money, not as old as before. Ruble was also demoted before, but it is not so fast now. In the past year, it has been depreciating, losing money and losing money, making money in appreciation." Zhang Fuzhi and his wife said.

On the first floor of Qingyun market, we operate special grocery stores, while doing the business of exchanging rubles, US dollars and Renminbi. Yu Wensheng told our reporter that the Agricultural Bank of China and Bank of China had already been piloted before, and they could access rubles and open the ruble account. But why did merchants prefer to find private ones? Two, we have been doing border trade for decades, and businesses are accustomed to it. There is no need to change.

In addition to the reasons mentioned by Yu Wensheng, according to our reporter's understanding, there are third reasons for merchants to choose private exchange swap, that is, because the ruble trial is only at the stage of approval, and the specific rules have not been promulgated.

Yu Wensheng said that a large number of roubles circulating in Suifenhe could not be exported and the inflation pressure was serious. This reporter interviewed a few days in Suifenhe, this is also a deep feeling, a taxi driver frequented small restaurants, a dish of ordinary fried shrimps will be asking for 42 yuan, price level directly to Beijing, Shanghai and other tier cities.

Li Jinbo, director of Suifenhe strategic research center, said that the free circulation of ruble in Suifenhe is certainly a good thing for Suifenhe itself. People from Russia to China continue to grow every year.

Li Jinbo believed that Russia People come to Suifenhe mainly for consumption and shopping, and the proportion of pure tourism is not large, mainly for purchasing. Buying directly with rouble reduces exchange procedures and saves part of the money.

According to Li Jinbo, the people's Bank of China and the upper banks have made a sample survey in Suifenhe. About 70 billion of the roubles are circulated in Suifenhe every year, and the ruble exchange policy is also aimed at further promoting trade. Border trade as an economic cooperation needs upgrading.

"Well done, to a certain scale, to form a new financial platform, will be very beneficial. Circulation reaches a certain scale, and a new financial platform will appear and support and support role for Sino Russian border trade will be reflected, but not necessarily in the short term, but in the medium and long term. Li Jinbo said.

As for the issue of homogeneous competition encountered in the interview, Li Jinbo said, Suifenhe's market is also constantly upgrading, and homogeneous competition exists. The Russian Far East has a limited population, a total consumption capacity of more than 600 square kilometers, about 6000000 people, less than the provincial capital cities or prefecture level cities in China.