Experts: Transit port to bolster regional growth

Trade via Vladivostok to help attract more investment to Northeast China

China's move to add Vladivostok in Russia as a cross-border transit port for domestic trade shipments from Jilin province will further bolster economic growth in its northeastern region, trade and logistics experts said on Tuesday.

Starting on June 1, goods shipped from Jilin to domestic destinations can travel through the port in Vladivostok, a city in the Russian Far East, China's General Administration of Customs said in an online notice late on Monday.

This decision is in line with the national strategic plan to boost the old industrial base in Northeast China and simplify cross-border transportation of domestic goods via international ports, the GAC said.