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28 CHAPTER 1. PROGRAMS ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSBOUNDARY COOPERATION IN THE BORDER AREAS
3. Optimising the development of the energy sector.
4. Improving the efficiency of the raw material processing
industry.
5. Accelerating the development of the consumer
goods sector with regional specifics taken into account.
The key objectives and investment projects associated
with these priorities are presented in Table 2.
With regard to the structural modernisation of the economy,
the Russian Programme for the Economic and
Social Development of the Russian Far East and Transbaikal
provides for “the implementation of measures for
the development of the sectoral structure of the regional
economy, including the development of such sectors as
energy, transport, metal industry, and forest industry
on the basis of public-private partnerships”.
Table 2. Priorities of the industrial modernisation of Northeast China
Priorities Key objectives and investment projects
Restructuring of
heavy industry in
order to create a
nationally and globally
competitive
equipment manufacturing
base
Accelerating the
development of hightech
industrial sectors
Optimising the spatial
structure of the
energy sector and the
structure of energy
consumption
Improving the efficiency
of the raw
material processing
industry
The development of
the consumer goods
sector
The programme has a clear infrastructure focus — infrastructure
development projects account for 85% of all
proposed government expenditures under the programme.
“The main priorities of the Programme implementation
include the development of the fuel and
energy complex, transportation and engineering infrastructure,
the social sector, as well as the improvement
of the water resource management and environmental
protection” 4 (see Table 3).
The proposed “elimination of infrastructure constraints”
should lead to the improvement of the investment
attractiveness of the region and the implementation
of the key projects envisioned by the programme.
What industrial development projects mentioned in the
document can form the “core” and the “foundation” of
the long-term development of the Russian Far East?
1. Heavy equipment for oil refining and ethylene manufacturing.
2. Heavy equipment for chemical processing of coal.
3. Heavy metallurgical equipment.
4. High-capacity power generation equipment, UHV (ultra-high-voltage) power transmission and transformation
equipment.
5. Large tonnage vessels.
6. Rail transport equipment.
7. CNC (computer numerical control) machines and manufacturing systems.
Building competitive high-tech production chains, advanced industrial sectors and clusters according to the following
priorities:
1. IT and software industry (Changchun City, Dalian City).
2. Biotech industry (Changchun City).
3. New materials industry (fine organic synthesis, powder metal materials, nanometal materials etc.).
4. Manufacturing of aircrafts and core engine components.
1. Energy saving, development of environmentally sound energy technology, and diversifying energy production
and consumption should become the key economic development factors.
2. Creation of new coal-chemical-power industrial bases and coal production centres.
3. Expansion of crude oil and gas production, oil exploration, and oil shale exploration in Jilin province.
4. Construction of an oil pipeline linking Russian border to Northeast China.
5. Creation of a gas transportation system (a trunk pipeline linking the cities of Harbin, Changchun, Shenyang,
and Tangshan, and ten local branches).
6. Development of renewable energy resources.
7. Achievement of the following production targets by the year 2010: 300 million tonnes of coal, 57 million
tonnes of crude oil, 7 billion cubic meters of natural gas, 300 billion kWh of power with an installed capacity of
60 GW.
1. Creation of a state-of-the-art petrochemical industrial base with a total processing capacity of 100 mtpa of
crude oil to be achieved by 2010.
2. Creation of the world’s leading ethylene manufacturing base with an output of 4 mtpa to be achieved by 2010.
3. Creation of a coal chemical industrial base.
4. Creation of a state-of-the-art steel industry base capable of manufacturing special grades of steel.
The development of the consumer goods sector should be aimed at balancing regional economic growth and
absorbing excessive labour resources. The priorities in this area include:
1. Creation of a nationally significant pharmaceutical industrial base.
2. Creation of enterprises for the production and intensive processing of agricultural and biochemical products.
3. Strengthening textile, garment, pulp and paper, wood processing, furniture, and plastic industries.
4 Federal Targeted Programme “Economic and Social Development of the Russian Far East and Transbaikal for the Period till 2013”, p. 19.