50,000 Russians have Moved to China, Some for Business, Some to Marry, and Some to Live Comfortably in Retirement, New Academy of Sciences Study Says

Paul Goble
    Staunton, Jan. 31 – Approximately 50,000 Russians now live in China, some for business reasons, some to marry, and some to live comfortably in retirement, a number that is increasing about 11,000 each year, according to the Federal Sociological Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
    Their number, while growing, remains significantly below that of the estimated 500,000 Chinese who now live permanently in the Russian Federation, a reflection of both the difficulties involved of moving into China and the desperate need for workers in the areas east of the Urals where the Russian population is declining (ng.ru/economics/2025-01-30/1_9182_china.html).
    Russians moving to China tend to have higher educational levels than Chinese moving to Russia, something that both reflects and intensifies the differing economic trajectories of the two countries at the present time, the study reports.  If this trend continues, Russia will face even more economic difficulties in the future.