UDC 339.9

INSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATIONS AND PROBLEMATIC ASPECTS OF RUSSIAN-CHINESE INVESTMENT COOPERATION Institutional foundations and problematic aspects of Russian-Chinese investment cooperation

Published in Journal of Applied Research · Issue 6, 2026 · ELocator: 181-188 · Rubric: ECONOMICS. ECONOMIC SCIENCES.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.34755/IROK.2026.39.32.022
Received: 03.09.2026 Accepted: 15.09.2026 Published: 15.09.2026
The article investigates the contradictions of the investment presence of China in the Russian economy. Based on statistical data and independent sources, the quantitative parameters and the sectoral structure of Chinese investments are analysed. It is shown that the structure of trade and economic relations has undergone substantial changes over the last three years. Russia has turned from a net exporter into a net importer. Opening the market for China and granting it substantial preferences have not led to a significant growth of investments, which have remained at the 1 % level. The main volume of Chinese investments is associated with the energy and raw materials sector of the Russian economy and cannot yet be used to overcome the technological backwardness of the Russian Federation in a number of industries. Certain successes in building infrastructure for settlements in national currencies are gradually leading to the strengthening of the yuan. Systemic problems are considered — the difficulties of cross border settlements, limited access to the Chinese financial markets, and the absence of clear obligations regarding key projects. Institutional innovations are analysed, including international territories of advanced development. Based on a comprehensive analysis, conclusions are formulated about the risks and strengths of further deepening of the trade and economic partnership between the countries. The idea of the necessity to pursue a more flexible foreign economic policy, based exclusively on the interests of the strategic development of the Russian Federation, is consistently substantiated.
investments, economic sovereignty, raw material model, technological modernisation, cross border settlements, strategic partnership
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