国际英语资讯:Feature: Border city booms with deepening China-Russia economic ties
<p><span word="ZABAIKALSK">ZABAIKALSK</span>, <span word="Russia">Russia</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 29-- <span word="Increased">Increased</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="freight">freight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="prosperity">prosperity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Zabaikalsk">Zabaikalsk</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Far">Far</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span>-<span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="border">border</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expanding">expanding</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span>.</p><p><span word="Timur">Timur</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="eatery">eatery</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="highway">highway</span> <span word="linking">linking</span> <span word="Zabaikalsk">Zabaikalsk</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Manzhouli">Manzhouli</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Inner">Inner</span> <span word="Mongolia">Mongolia</span> <span word="Autonomous">Autonomous</span> <span word="Region">Region</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inflow">inflow</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="diners">diners</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="time">time</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="engaging">engaging</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="away">away</span>.</p><p><span word="Outside">Outside</span> <span word="Timur">Timur</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span>, <span word="roaring">roaring</span> <span word="trucks">trucks</span> <span word="loaded">loaded</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="beer">beer</span>, <span word="candies">candies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beverages">beverages</span> <span word="sped">sped</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="Manzhouli">Manzhouli</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span>, <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="delivering">delivering</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Zabaikalsk">Zabaikalsk</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="direction">direction</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Manzhouli">Manzhouli</span> <span word="customs">customs</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="volume">volume</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="freight">freight</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Manzhouli">Manzhouli</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> 26.5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="about">about</span> 625,000 <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> 10 <span word="months">months</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Shops">Shops</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span>, <span word="jewelry">jewelry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="electronic">electronic</span> <span word="devices">devices</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Zabaikalsk">Zabaikalsk</span> <span word="flanked">flanked</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Soviet">Soviet</span> <span word="era">era</span>. <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="warmly">warmly</span> <span word="welcomed">welcomed</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Closer">Closer</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="boosted">boosted</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="way">way</span> <span word="flows">flows</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="Buses">Buses</span> <span word="shuttling">shuttling</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Zabaikalsk">Zabaikalsk</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Manzhouli">Manzhouli</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="packed">packed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="traders">traders</span>.</p>
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