Border crossings: giant neighbors Russia, China see fault lines start to appear; immigrant farm workers fill gap, but tensions rise; standoff over pipeline; Meng Dani builds a greenhouse

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Led by a woman named Meng Dani, Chinese laborers are working very successfully on Russian farms, to the benefit of Russia's economy . Some Russian officials see this as the answer to Russia's agricultural labor problems, while others fear the social implications of a large influx of Chinese immigrants. China is also looking to Russia's oil and gas reserves, to supply energy for its thriving economy.

Government domestic functions, Economic aspects, Energy policy, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Chinese foreign relations, Russian foreign relations, Migrant agricultural laborers, Migrant agricultural labourers, Meng Dani

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Chemical stew: Russian city braces for China's big spill

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The city of Khabarovsk, Russia is bracing for a benzene spill traveling down the Amur River from an industrial accident in China. Tensions exist between Russians and Chinese emigres as China's industrial expansion has caused environmental stress for Russian border cities, bringing up past bad memories of insurgencies. People who live in Khabarovsk have been stockpiling clean water supplies.

Waste Management and Remediation Services, Water Pollution, Environmental aspects, Ethnic relations, Environmentalists, Environmental activists, Khabarovsk, Russia

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Khodorkovsky trial to test Russia: case is likely to influence commercial law, business under Vladimir Putin

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The trial of former Yukos chief executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky may impact the way in which Russia's commercial law is interpreted. Khodorkovsky is charged with tax evasion, defying court orders, and securities fraud; Khodorkovsky's defenders say the charges are retribution for his financial backing of opposition parties.

Legal issues & crime, Legal/Government Regulation, Company legal issue, Cases, Political activity, Opposition (Political science), Securities fraud, Tax evasion, Khodorkovsky, Mikhail

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