asily supervised, so sometimes they dare to sell seconds at best quality prices and mix the spurious with the genuine. Thirdly, the border trade authorities have not paid enough attention to the commodity quality. Some Chinese trade units regard Russia market as the so-called parallel market, which can absorb low-grade commodities even like some African countries. Therefore, the production, trade and commodity inspection units, to some degree, acquiesce in the overflow of counterfeit goods. Fourthly, after so many years of foreign goods pouring into the Russian market, Russians are accustomed to high-quality commodities. More important, the renaissance of Russias economics, the rapid growth of Chinas economy, and the allied strategic interests really remind us of the complementary need between each other. The guarantee of the retirement pay and the increase of the salary could help improve the purchasing power and arise higher claims of Chinese commodities.1.2 Many Chinese tourists almost send all their profits back to China and cause the discontent of Russians. The Russia migration service reported on any given day, about 30,000 Chinese tourists are in Russia's Far East. In Ussuriysk, just north of Vladivostok, they've congregated in a small Chinatown, with its own hotels, casinos and restaurants. Russian officials complain that while the Chinese are engaged in successful trade in Russia, none of their profits find their way into the local economy. Instead, they say, the money ends up back in China. Such economic expansion is observed throughout the entire Russian Far East, said Sergei Pushkaryov, chief of the region's migration service branch. All the profit is theirs. More important, as Pavel Gladkikh, a migration service official said, besides selling cheap clothing, toys and other consumer goods, Chinese tourists are increasingly involved in illegal timber and scrap metal exports through elaborate trading networks. Chinese business...
