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Russia-China tourist traffic surges 17% in 2025

Russia and China recorded 3.3 million tourist trips in 2025, a 17% increase driven by visa liberalization.

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Alexey Chekunkov, the Russian Far East and Arctic Development Minister, stated on September 2, 2025, that tourist traffic between Russia and China increased by 17% in 2025 to 3.3 million trips. [1] Alexey Chekunkov, the Russian Far East and Arctic Development Minister, stated on September 2, 2026, that more than 35 international container voyages are expected along the Northern Sea Route in 2026. [2] Naftogaz said it sought the seizure as part of an international effort to enforce a Hague arbitration award over assets it lost in Crimea following the peninsula's reunification with Russia in 2014. [3] Norwegian authorities detained the Russian research vessel Professor Molchanov in Barentsburg, Svalbard, on Wednesday following an order from the Nord-Troms and Senja District Court. [4] President Vladimir Putin described plans to seize Russian ships and sell their property as piracy and robbery, warning that Moscow would respond in kind. [5] The Nord-Troms and Senja District Court granted Naftogaz, Ukraine's state-owned energy company, the right to seize the ship on August 31. [6] Norway seized the Russian vessel Professor Molchanov in the Arctic to enforce a compensation claim by the Ukrainian energy firm Naftogaz. [7] The seizure occurred after Moscow failed to pay Naftogaz $4.22 billion plus interest and legal costs to compensate for assets seized in Crimea following a 2023 tribunal ruling at The Hague. [8] Of the 3.3 million total trips in 2025, 1.1 million were made by Chinese citizens traveling to Russia. [9] Alexei Chekunkov, Russia's minister for the development of the Russian Far East and Arctic, said Moscow would challenge the ruling and called the seizure 'another example of Western countries' legal nihilism and lawlessness'. [10] Moscow challenged the seizure of the Professor Molchanov, with Russian state news agency TASS quoting the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as calling the Norwegian action 'piracy'. [11] The vessel was seized after a 24-hour standoff with the Norwegian Coast Guard following an application approved by the Nord-Troms and Senja District Court. [12]
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  1. Alexey Chekunkov, the Russian Far East and Arctic Development Minister, stated on September 2, 2025, that tourist traffic between Russia and China increased by 17% in 2025 to 3.3 million trips. · TASS
  2. Alexey Chekunkov, the Russian Far East and Arctic Development Minister, stated on September 2, 2026, that more than 35 international container voyages are expected along the Northern Sea Route in 2026. · TASS
  3. Naftogaz said it sought the seizure as part of an international effort to enforce a Hague arbitration award over assets it lost in Crimea following the peninsula's reunification with Russia in 2014. · RT
  4. Norwegian authorities detained the Russian research vessel Professor Molchanov in Barentsburg, Svalbard, on Wednesday following an order from the Nord-Troms and Senja District Court. · RT
  5. President Vladimir Putin described plans to seize Russian ships and sell their property as piracy and robbery, warning that Moscow would respond in kind. · RT
  6. The Nord-Troms and Senja District Court granted Naftogaz, Ukraine's state-owned energy company, the right to seize the ship on August 31. · RT
  7. Norway seized the Russian vessel Professor Molchanov in the Arctic to enforce a compensation claim by the Ukrainian energy firm Naftogaz. · Al Jazeera
  8. The seizure occurred after Moscow failed to pay Naftogaz $4.22 billion plus interest and legal costs to compensate for assets seized in Crimea following a 2023 tribunal ruling at The Hague. · Al Jazeera
  9. Of the 3.3 million total trips in 2025, 1.1 million were made by Chinese citizens traveling to Russia. · TASS
  10. Alexei Chekunkov, Russia's minister for the development of the Russian Far East and Arctic, said Moscow would challenge the ruling and called the seizure 'another example of Western countries' legal nihilism and lawlessness'. · Al Jazeera
  11. Moscow challenged the seizure of the Professor Molchanov, with Russian state news agency TASS quoting the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as calling the Norwegian action 'piracy'. · Al Jazeera
  12. The vessel was seized after a 24-hour standoff with the Norwegian Coast Guard following an application approved by the Nord-Troms and Senja District Court. · The Jerusalem Post
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