Ukrainian Intelligence: China And DPRK Are Taking Over Eastern Russia

• 16.10.2025, 12:38

Up to two million Chinese already live from Vladivostok to the Urals.

China and the DPRK are gradually taking over Russia's eastern regions economically. The Russian Federation is increasingly "paying off" its allies in the war against Ukraine with its own territories.

This is reported. Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service.

It is noted that China is increasing its influence economically. According to forecasts, the volume of its investments in the region in 2025 may reach a trillion rubles. However, most of the deals are related to trade: there are no infrastructure projects yet.

According to Senator from Khabarovsk Krai Viktor Kalashnikov, in 2024 the volume of Russian-Chinese trade turnover increased by 5.5 million tons, and in the first half of 2025 - by another 36%.

At the same time, China is conducting a "creeping" demographic expansion. Up to two million Chinese already live from Vladivostok to the Urals, and this figure is growing. Privileges and the introduction of a visa-free regime contribute to this. Even enclaves are being formed where Russians hardly work.

At the same time, Moscow is attracting DPRK to the development of the region. Over the past year, more than 15 thousand North Korean workers have arrived in the Far East, unofficially - up to 50 thousand. Russian companies have already ordered 153 thousand labor contracts.

A situation arises when two nuclear powers simultaneously strengthen their positions on the territory of a third. China is forming an economic dependence, while the DPRK is forming a labor dependence. Both countries solve their own problems at the expense of Russian resources.

In the long term, the growth of Chinese presence and the expansion of North Korean labor quotas may create a conflict of interest between the partners. The Kremlin risks losing control over 40% of its own territory - almost 7 million square kilometers with a population of 7.9 million people - turning the Far East into an arena for foreign strategies.