The China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor: a key project of the
New Silk Road;
The role of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (OCS) in the Corridor;
Advantages for companies from China, Russia, Mongolia and Europe.
China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor
The Subject «China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor» belongs to the following Online Higher Educational Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:
The China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor begins in the port
of Tianjin (China) and heads northwest, passing through Beijing before
entering Mongolia (Erlianhaote border post). The corridor heads through
Mongolia before entering Russia along the Trans-Siberian Express at Ulan Ude.
The China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor is integrated into the vision of the new Silk Road.
Russian
Name: Талын зам;
Chinese name: 草原 之 路.
Advantages of the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor for the
region
Taking advantage of this corridor, the products and raw materials (copper, coal and gold) of Mongolia and Siberia are exported from the Tianjin port;
For the northeast provinces of China (Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning), this corridor represents the shortest route to Europe;
North Korea could access this corridor;
For the European companies it is an important access route to
Mongolia and China.
Mongolia can become a key logistics centre: Asia-Russia-Europe.
Tianjin-Beijing-Erenhot section
China (G55 Road): Tianjin (Port), Beijing, Zhangjiakou, Erenhot (China-Mongolia
Border);
Estimated time: 8 h 16 min;
Distance (773 km).
Rail transport.
Several container trains are already using the China-Mongolia-Russia
Economic Corridor;
Mongolia-Brest train (Mongolia-Belarus);
Zhengzhou-Hamburg train (China-Mongolia-Germany).
Logistics infrastructures under development.
Tavan Tolgoi-China Border railway project. In Tavan Tolgoi is the largest coal mine in Mongolia with the Chinese border;
Railway project to link Choilbasan with Ereentsav, near the
eastern border of Russia and Mongolia;
Free Trade Agreements (FTA) of Russia:
ASEAN, European Union, Andean Community, Armenia, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Serbia, Moldova, Ukraine and New
Zeeland;
Free Trade Agreement between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan;
Customs Union Russia-Vietnam;
Russia has a Trade Agreement with Cameroon.
Main Asian institutions related to the Corridor
Boao Forum for Asia;
Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD);
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP);
Asian Development Bank (ADB);
Colombo Plan.
The main religions of the region of the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor are: