tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post3296756394875918358..comments2024-03-24T20:13:39.387+00:00Comments on demography.matters.blog: More notes, some history, and a speculation on Russian immigration to ChinaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-69182701821478469492010-08-13T12:28:24.811+00:002010-08-13T12:28:24.811+00:00The region may be thinly populated, but the northe...The region may be thinly populated, but the northeast's economy also isn't the most dynamic in China; it seems to suffer from the classic rust belt syndrome common to many areas industrialized in the early 20th century. It's still a much larger economy than the Russian Far East's, and, lag behind the prosperous coastal areas of China notwithstanding, may well be more developed.<brRandy McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04707497864911987241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-64805150609167565682010-08-13T02:21:36.712+00:002010-08-13T02:21:36.712+00:00Very interesting stuff. The fact that the Qing li...Very interesting stuff. The fact that the Qing limited migration into their Manchurian homeland is a key detail; that doubtless gets not much more than passing mention in historical surveys of the area.<br /><br />This area is still thinly populated relative to the core metropolitan areas of China, so it would seem that there would be room for significant additional in migration. I think that Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12392288826388903607noreply@blogger.com