Zhang Zonghai, Zhang Linbei

(№.2,2015)

Abstract: Between the late 19 th Century and the early 20 th Century, Chinese merchants emerged and developed in Russia’s Far East. A growing number of Russian migrants and the expansion of Russia’s local business, the local authorities of Tsarist Russia started to discuss and formulate restrictive measures on Chinese merchants. Prior to the First World War, Chinese merchants’ business activities in Russia’s Far East were monitored by the local authorities, making it difficult for the merchants to sustain their business, let alone achieving great success.

Keywords:Chinese merchants； Sino-Russian relations； Russia’s Far East