The Dragon and the Bear | a photo story by Justin Jin

10 year ols Sergei rides his bicycle through the abandoned military garrison...

RUSSIA

10 year ols Sergei rides his bicycle through the...

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A train carrying Russian timber passes through the border from Russia to...

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A train carrying Russian timber passes through the...

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A couple celebrating at a party being held in the building in the background...

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A couple celebrating at a party being held in the...

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Russian sourced timber being transported for processing in Manzhouli, a...

CHINA

Russian sourced timber being transported for...

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A woman sits on the roof of a building overlooking the town of Zabaikalsk, on...

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A woman sits on the roof of a building overlooking...

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Zabaikalsk, a town on the Russian side of the Russian-Chinese border.

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Zabaikalsk, a town on the Russian side of the...

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A couple play volleyball in a housing estate.

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A couple play volleyball in a housing estate.

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A migrant makes her new home in Ushakovo in Russia. Ushakovo, on the Russian...

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A migrant makes her new home in Ushakovo in Russia....

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Russian sourced timber stacked at a prcoessing plant in Manzhouli, a boomtown...

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Russian sourced timber stacked at a prcoessing plant...

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Chinese entrepreneur Li Lihua with two Russian engineers who work for her...

RUSSIA

Chinese entrepreneur Li Lihua with two Russian...

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Chinese migrants working in a market in Khabarovsk.

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Chinese migrants working in a market in Khabarovsk.

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A cow looks for food in a pile of rubbish.

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A cow looks for food in a pile of rubbish.

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He Wenan, one of the most successfu Chinese enterpreneurs in the Russian Far...

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He Wenan, one of the most successfu Chinese...

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Shi Xiaojun, a Chinese acupunturist, at home with his wife Natalia and their...

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Shi Xiaojun, a Chinese acupunturist, at home with his...

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A train is loaded with oil at the Transneft pumping station in Dzhalinda that...

RUSSIA

A train is loaded with oil at the Transneft pumping...

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Qi Ke a young Chinese man with Russian friends relax on the banks of the Amur...

RUSSIA

Qi Ke a young Chinese man with Russian friends relax...

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A train carrying Russian timber passes through a station in the Russian town...

RUSSIA

A train carrying Russian timber passes through a...

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Russian waitresses working in a Chinese restaurant in Khabarovsk, on the bank...

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Russian waitresses working in a Chinese restaurant in...

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A tank monument commemorates the Russian victory in WWII.

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A tank monument commemorates the Russian victory in...

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Chinese restaurant owner Qi Ke instructs Russian waiters and waitresses...

RUSSIA

Chinese restaurant owner Qi Ke instructs Russian...

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Chinese construction workers building a house in the Russian city of...

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Chinese construction workers building a house in the...

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New highrise buildings in Manzhouli, a Chinese boomtown on the China-Russia...

CHINA

New highrise buildings in Manzhouli, a Chinese...

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Chinese migrants cook in the dormitory where they live following after working...

RUSSIA

Chinese migrants cook in the dormitory where they...

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A couple weds in Chagangcheng, a township 50 km from Manzhouli which is on the...

CHINA

A couple weds in Chagangcheng, a township 50 km from...

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Russian women from Khabarovsk carry bags of cheap goods that they have bought...

CHINA

Russian women from Khabarovsk carry bags of cheap...

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Street sweepers clear snow from in front of the Manzhouli government...

CHINA

Street sweepers clear snow from in front of the...

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Jia Yanping (left), a Chinese engineer monitors oil quality at the Transneft...

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Jia Yanping (left), a Chinese engineer monitors oil...

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Russians shopring in the Chinese city of Heihe just across the Russian-Chinese...

CHINA

Russians shopring in the Chinese city of Heihe just...

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Chinese tourists pose for a picture in front of giant Russian Matryoshka dolls...

CHINA

Chinese tourists pose for a picture in front of giant...

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A woman makes a mobile phone call as she walks through a market largely...

RUSSIA

A woman makes a mobile phone call as she walks...

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Igor a migrant from Kazahkstan feeds his cattle at his new home in Ushakovo in...

RUSSIA

Igor a migrant from Kazahkstan feeds his cattle at...

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Ma Xia, 50, shovels cow dung at her farm in a village near the Russian border.

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Ma Xia, 50, shovels cow dung at her farm in a village...

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A girl walks in 'Little Taiwan', a village near the Russian border, where...

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A girl walks in 'Little Taiwan', a village near the...

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A monumental gate in the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk, on the Russian side...

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A monumental gate in the Russian city of...

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Young Russians from Khabarovsk enjoy a Chinese meal while on a boat, crossing...

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Young Russians from Khabarovsk enjoy a Chinese meal...

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Patvakan Akobian, 33, his wife Satenik Kasarian, 28, with their three children...

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Patvakan Akobian, 33, his wife Satenik Kasarian, 28,...

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Hide text All to order All to lightbox 10 year ols Sergei rides his bicycle through the abandoned military garrison... RUSSIA 10 year ols Sergei rides his bicycle through the... © Justin Jin 00148067 Zabaykalsky Krai 10 year ols Sergei rides his bicycle through the abandoned military garrison town of Mirnaya, 160 km from the Russian border with China. Russia pulled out its army after a border agreement was reached with China in 2004. Subsequently the local economy, which has depended on the military, plunged. A train carrying Russian timber passes through the border from Russia to... RUSSIA/CHINA A train carrying Russian timber passes through the... © Justin Jin 00148092 A train carrying Russian timber passes through the border from Russia to China, travelling between Zabaikalsk to Manzhouli, bringing wood to the resource hungry Asian giant. The big grey gate marks the Chinese border, while the smaller one belongs to Russia, reflecting the economic power shift between the two giant nations. A couple celebrating at a party being held in the building in the background... RUSSIA A couple celebrating at a party being held in the... © Justin Jin 00148060 Khabarovsk A couple celebrating at a party being held in the building in the background take a short cut through a fence. Russian sourced timber being transported for processing in Manzhouli, a... CHINA Russian sourced timber being transported for... © Justin Jin 00148049 Manzhouli, Inner Mongolia Russian sourced timber being transported for processing in Manzhouli, a boomtown built on the cross border timber trade. The building in the backgound is the Timber Trade Exchange. The legal and illegal trade in timber is devastating the Siberian Tiaga forest with some estimates suggesting that at the current rate of deforestation the majority of the Taiga will be gone within 30 years. A woman sits on the roof of a building overlooking the town of Zabaikalsk, on... RUSSIA A woman sits on the roof of a building overlooking... © Justin Jin 00148070 Zabaikalsk A woman sits on the roof of a building overlooking the town of Zabaikalsk, on the Russian side of the Russian-Chinese border. Zabaikalsk, a town on the Russian side of the Russian-Chinese border. RUSSIA Zabaikalsk, a town on the Russian side of the... © Justin Jin 00148071 Zabaikalsk Zabaikalsk, a town on the Russian side of the Russian-Chinese border. A couple play volleyball in a housing estate. RUSSIA A couple play volleyball in a housing estate. © Justin Jin 00148059 Khabarovsk A couple play volleyball in a housing estate. A migrant makes her new home in Ushakovo in Russia. Ushakovo, on the Russian... RUSSIA A migrant makes her new home in Ushakovo in Russia.... © Justin Jin 00148083 Ushakovo A migrant makes her new home in Ushakovo in Russia. Ushakovo, on the Russian side of the border with China, is a development zone where Russia wants to attract Russian-speaking migrants to populate its sparse Far East. Migrants from the former Soviet block are given housing, cattle and a barn to help them start their new life in the Amurskaya Region. Russian sourced timber stacked at a prcoessing plant in Manzhouli, a boomtown... CHINA Russian sourced timber stacked at a prcoessing plant... © Justin Jin 00148048 Manzhouli, Inner Mongolia Russian sourced timber stacked at a prcoessing plant in Manzhouli, a boomtown built on the cross boeder timber trade. The legal and illegal trade in timber is devastating the Siberian Tiaga forest with some estimates suggesting that at the current rate of deforestation the majority of the Taiga will be gone within 30 years. Chinese entrepreneur Li Lihua with two Russian engineers who work for her... RUSSIA Chinese entrepreneur Li Lihua with two Russian... © Justin Jin 00148087 Blagoveshchensk Chinese entrepreneur Li Lihua with two Russian engineers who work for her developing real estate in the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk, just across the border from China. Chinese migrants working in a market in Khabarovsk. RUSSIA Chinese migrants working in a market in Khabarovsk. © Justin Jin 00148061 Khabarovsk Chinese migrants working in a market in Khabarovsk. A cow looks for food in a pile of rubbish. RUSSIA A cow looks for food in a pile of rubbish. © Justin Jin 00148072 Zabaikalsk A cow looks for food in a pile of rubbish. He Wenan, one of the most successfu Chinese enterpreneurs in the Russian Far... RUSSIA He Wenan, one of the most successfu Chinese... © Justin Jin 00148079 Blagoveshchensk He Wenan, one of the most successfu Chinese enterpreneurs in the Russian Far East, stands next to his Bentley in front of a Russian Orthodox church. Shi Xiaojun, a Chinese acupunturist, at home with his wife Natalia and their... RUSSIA Shi Xiaojun, a Chinese acupunturist, at home with his... © Justin Jin 00148080 Blagoveshchensk Shi Xiaojun, a Chinese acupunturist, at home with his wife Natalia and their son Mark. A train is loaded with oil at the Transneft pumping station in Dzhalinda that... RUSSIA A train is loaded with oil at the Transneft pumping... © Justin Jin 00148078 Dzhalinda, Amur Oblast A train is loaded with oil at the Transneft pumping station in Dzhalinda that supplies oil to energy hungry China just across the border. Qi Ke a young Chinese man with Russian friends relax on the banks of the Amur... RUSSIA Qi Ke a young Chinese man with Russian friends relax... © Justin Jin 00148065 Khabarovsk Qi Ke a young Chinese man with Russian friends relax on the banks of the Amur River in the border city of Khabarovsk. A train carrying Russian timber passes through a station in the Russian town... RUSSIA A train carrying Russian timber passes through a... © Justin Jin 00148075 Borzya A train carrying Russian timber passes through a station in the Russian town of Borzya, on its way to nearby China. The legal and illegal trade in timber is devastating the Siberian Tiaga forest with some estimates suggesting that at the current rate of deforestation the majority of the Taiga will be gone within 30 years. Russian waitresses working in a Chinese restaurant in Khabarovsk, on the bank... RUSSIA Russian waitresses working in a Chinese restaurant in... © Justin Jin 00148057 Khabarovsk Russian waitresses working in a Chinese restaurant in Khabarovsk, on the bank of the Amur River, have their photo taken by a colleague. A tank monument commemorates the Russian victory in WWII. RUSSIA A tank monument commemorates the Russian victory in... © Justin Jin 00148073 Zabaikalsk A tank monument commemorates the Russian victory in WWII. Chinese restaurant owner Qi Ke instructs Russian waiters and waitresses... RUSSIA Chinese restaurant owner Qi Ke instructs Russian... © Justin Jin 00148056 Khabarovsk Chinese restaurant owner Qi Ke instructs Russian waiters and waitresses working in his Chinese restaurant on the bank of the Amur River in Khabarovsk. Chinese construction workers building a house in the Russian city of... RUSSIA Chinese construction workers building a house in the... © Justin Jin 00148086 Blagoveshchensk Chinese construction workers building a house in the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk, just across the border from China. Many of the new buildings in Blagoveshchensk, and all over the Russian Far East, are being built by Chinese labour who are deemed cheaper and more efficient. New highrise buildings in Manzhouli, a Chinese boomtown on the China-Russia... CHINA New highrise buildings in Manzhouli, a Chinese... © Justin Jin 00148042 Manzhouli, Inner Mongolia New highrise buildings in Manzhouli, a Chinese boomtown on the China-Russia border. The town has grown from a small village just two decades ago to a town of 200,000 people, and its economy is driven by trade with Russia across the border. Chinese migrants cook in the dormitory where they live following after working... RUSSIA Chinese migrants cook in the dormitory where they... © Justin Jin 00148064 Khabarovsk Chinese migrants cook in the dormitory where they live following after working in a market in Khabarovsk. A couple weds in Chagangcheng, a township 50 km from Manzhouli which is on the... CHINA A couple weds in Chagangcheng, a township 50 km from... © Justin Jin 00148043 Manzhouli, Inner Mongolia A couple weds in Chagangcheng, a township 50 km from Manzhouli which is on the Russian-Chinese border. The fake rocket launcher in the background emits fireworks. Russian women from Khabarovsk carry bags of cheap goods that they have bought... CHINA Russian women from Khabarovsk carry bags of cheap... © Justin Jin 00148041 Fuyuan, Heilongjiang Province Russian women from Khabarovsk carry bags of cheap goods that they have bought during a shopping spree in Fuyuan in China, just across the Amur River that separates the two countries. Street sweepers clear snow from in front of the Manzhouli government... CHINA Street sweepers clear snow from in front of the... © Justin Jin 00148051 Manzhouli, Inner Mongolia Street sweepers clear snow from in front of the Manzhouli government administration building. Manzhouli is a boomtown built on the cross border timber trade. Jia Yanping (left), a Chinese engineer monitors oil quality at the Transneft... RUSSIA Jia Yanping (left), a Chinese engineer monitors oil... © Justin Jin 00148077 Dzhalinda, Amur Oblast Jia Yanping (left), a Chinese engineer monitors oil quality at the Transneft pumping station in Dzhalinda that supplies oil to energy hungry China across the border. Standing next to her is Yuri Kolesnikov chief of the station, and Chinese engineer Zao Dawei. Russians shopring in the Chinese city of Heihe just across the Russian-Chinese... CHINA Russians shopring in the Chinese city of Heihe just... © Justin Jin 00148055 Heihe Russians shopring in the Chinese city of Heihe just across the Russian-Chinese border. Chinese tourists pose for a picture in front of giant Russian Matryoshka dolls... CHINA Chinese tourists pose for a picture in front of giant... © Justin Jin 00148052 Manzhouli, Inner Mongolia Chinese tourists pose for a picture in front of giant Russian Matryoshka dolls in Manzhouli, a boomtown built on the cross border timber trade. A woman makes a mobile phone call as she walks through a market largely... RUSSIA A woman makes a mobile phone call as she walks... © Justin Jin 00148062 Khabarovsk A woman makes a mobile phone call as she walks through a market largely staffed by Chinese migrants. Igor a migrant from Kazahkstan feeds his cattle at his new home in Ushakovo in... RUSSIA Igor a migrant from Kazahkstan feeds his cattle at... © Justin Jin 00148081 Ushakovo Igor a migrant from Kazahkstan feeds his cattle at his new home in Ushakovo in Russia. Ushakovo, on the Russian side of the border with China, is a development zone where Russia wants to attract Russian-speaking migrants to populate its sparse Far East. Migrants from the former Soviet block are given housing, cattle and a barn to help them start their new life in the Amurskaya Region. Ma Xia, 50, shovels cow dung at her farm in a village near the Russian border. CHINA Ma Xia, 50, shovels cow dung at her farm in a village... © Justin Jin 00148044 Manzhouli, Inner Mongolia Ma Xia, 50, shovels cow dung at her farm in a village near the Russian border. A girl walks in 'Little Taiwan', a village near the Russian border, where... CHINA A girl walks in 'Little Taiwan', a village near the... © Justin Jin 00148045 Manzhouli, Inner Mongolia A girl walks in 'Little Taiwan', a village near the Russian border, where excessive coal mining has destablised the ground and made it a dangerous place to live. A monumental gate in the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk, on the Russian side... RUSSIA A monumental gate in the Russian city of... © Justin Jin 00148089 Blagoveshchensk A monumental gate in the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk, on the Russian side of the Russian-Chinese border, on the bank of the Amur River. On one side the inscription reads: 'Blagoveshchensk has always been and always will be Russian'. Young Russians from Khabarovsk enjoy a Chinese meal while on a boat, crossing... RUSSIA/CHINA Young Russians from Khabarovsk enjoy a Chinese meal... © Justin Jin 00148091 Amur River Young Russians from Khabarovsk enjoy a Chinese meal while on a boat, crossing the Amur River, taking them back to Russia after a shopping trip to the Chinese city of Fuyuan. Patvakan Akobian, 33, his wife Satenik Kasarian, 28, with their three children... RUSSIA Patvakan Akobian, 33, his wife Satenik Kasarian, 28,... © Justin Jin 00148082 Ushakovo Patvakan Akobian, 33, his wife Satenik Kasarian, 28, with their three children and his mother arrive from Armenia to make their new home in Ushakovo in Russia. Ushakovo, on the Russian side of the border with China, is a development zone where Russia wants to attract Russian-speaking migrants to populate its sparse Far East. Migrants from the former Soviet block are given housing, cattle and a barn to help them start their new life in the Amurskaya Region.