Russia–China border

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The Russia–China border is the long international boundary separating the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China, stretching thousands of kilometers across rivers, mountains, and remote terrain in Northeast and Central Asia.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international border
land border
river border
borderRegime largely demarcated and agreed
crossesTerrain mountainous terrain
remote areas
steppe
taiga
easternTerminusNear Sea of Japan NERFINISHED
followsRiver Amur River NERFINISHED
Argun River NERFINISHED
Ergis River NERFINISHED
Irtysh River NERFINISHED
Ussuri River NERFINISHED
fullyDemarcatedBy early 21st century
governedBy bilateral border treaties
hadMajorClashAt Damansky Island NERFINISHED
Zhenbao Island NERFINISHED
hadTerritorialDisputesUntil late 20th century
hasApproximateLength about 4200 km
over 4000 km
hasBorderCrossing Heihe–Blagoveshchensk crossing NERFINISHED
Hunchun–Khasan crossing NERFINISHED
Manzhouli–Zabaykalsk crossing NERFINISHED
Suifenhe–Pogranichny crossing NERFINISHED
Tongjiang–Nizhneleninskoye railway bridge NERFINISHED
hasSection eastern section
western section
historicallyAffectedByTreaty Convention of Peking NERFINISHED
Sino–Russian border agreement of 2004 NERFINISHED
Sino–Russian border agreements of 1991 NERFINISHED
Treaty of Aigun NERFINISHED
historicallyDerivedFrom Qing Empire–Russian Empire border NERFINISHED
Treaty of Nerchinsk NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Central Asia NERFINISHED
Northeast Asia NERFINISHED
partOf Russia–China relations NERFINISHED
securityManagedBy Chinese border troops
Russian border guards
separatesCountry China NERFINISHED
Russia NERFINISHED
separatesEntity People’s Republic of China NERFINISHED
Russian Federation NERFINISHED
timeZoneOnChineseSide UTC+8
timeZoneOnRussianSide UTC+7 to UTC+10
usedFor cross-border transport
trade
wasSiteOf Sino–Soviet border conflict NERFINISHED
westernTerminusNear Kazakhstan NERFINISHED

Referenced by (12)

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Bira River borderRegion Russia–China border
this entity surface form: China–Russia border region
Transbaikal borderRegionOf Russia–China border
Sino–Soviet border negotiations of the 1970s concerns Russia–China border
this entity surface form: Ussuri River sector of the border
Sino–Soviet border negotiations of the 1970s concerns Russia–China border
this entity surface form: Amur River sector of the border
Argun River flowsAlong Russia–China border
Sino–Soviet border negotiations of the 1970s hasLocation Russia–China border
this entity surface form: Sino-Soviet border
Heihe hasRoleIn Russia–China border
this entity surface form: China–Russia border trade
Heihe isPartOf Russia–China border
this entity surface form: China–Russia border region
Zhenbao Island locatedNear Russia–China border
this entity surface form: Sino-Russian border
Zhenbao Island locatedNear Russia–China border
this entity surface form: China–Russia border
Kanas Lake near Russia–China border
this entity surface form: China–Russia border
Argun River partOfBorderBetween Russia–China border