Subregional System “Russia – Mongolia – China”: Transport and Сultural-Сivilizational Dimensions

Introduction. This article analyzes the subregional system “Russia –Mongolia – China”, the nature of a number of its internal processes and the features of the contextual conditions that determine it. The study is focused on determining the current conditions of its functioning and development in the transport and infrastructure sector, as well as the features of its internal intercivilizational dialogue. The main objective was to study the key conditions and factors of an economic and civilizational nature for a deeper and multidimensional understanding of the specifics of this subregional system. An equally important objective of this study is to attempt to formulate a model of incorporation of such different dimensions and planes as civilizational interactions and partnership in the field of transport infrastructure into the development of subregional issues in the research discourse. Materials and methods. The work involved monographs and analytical articles by domestic and Mongolian specialists and experts, transcripts of official negotiations at the highest level, statistical data, and media materials. A systems approach was used to the subject of the study, which was presented as a subregional system, and its research synthesis was carried out with a civilizational approach, which determined the allocation of the civilizational level as one of the dimensions of this system. Based on the results of the study, the following results were achieved. Firstly, the current state of the subregional discussion regarding the implementation of promising trilateral transport and infrastructure projects was determined, the main risks and opportunities were weighed. Secondly, the article characterizes the civilizational environment of international relations in the subregion, highlights the main vectors of its influence on the processes currently taking place between Russia, Mongolia and China in the field of international trade, transport and infrastructure construction. A conclusion is made about the positive influence of the features of the inter-civilizational dialogue in the “triangle” on the promotion of significant subregional initiatives.

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