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Oxford Reference. Publications Pages Publications Pages. Russia and China got into a diplomatic spat after the Russian embassy officials posted a video on China's Weibo of a party to celebrate the th anniversary of the founding of Vladivostok. Hong Kong activist Nathan Law fled the city to an undisclosed country as several protesters were arrested. UK and Australia had earlier moved to offer Hong Kongers to stay in their country as China implemented the security law. UK foreign secretary Dominic Raab said Britain had a duty to care of residents of a colony it handed back to China in as China threatned countermeasures.
In the United States, Senators moved a proposal giving Hong Kong protesters fast-track to refugee status, a move which was criticised by China. Afterwards, despite revolts by local sailors in , it would continue to grow until the Revolution began in As WWI was still raging, American, British, and Japanese forces occupied the city together with White Army troops in order to protect supplies, supply lines, and the British and Japanese citizens still resident in the city.
The fall of Vladivostok in , after the end of WWI and the departure of the foreign troops, is often cited as one of the final events of the Civil War, sealing the Bolshevik victory. Under the Soviets, growth and development continued with industrial, military, communication, and transportation infrastructure all being built. Today, the city of Vladivostok has an official population of about ,, consisting mostly of ethnic Russians, with small minorities of Chinese, Koreans, Japanese, and indigenous peoples.
One of only four major seaports serving a gigantic country, Vladivostok has become a major commercial hub — mainly for goods brought from China, Japan, and Korea, and through both legal and illegal means. According to their stories, the process was simple: hold up a boat with some guns and some friends, steal one of the cars, sell it, and use the proceeds to continue to buy and sell cars.
Car importing remains a big business and is now much better regulated, although the city retains a reputation for corruption. The cars are driven individually rather than in larger transport trucks. Other major industries center largely on the port: fishing, shipping, and ship building and repair — including maintenance of the naval fleet which is still based there.
He was given a four-year suspended sentence. His successor, Vladimir Nikolaev, was also put on trial in and removed from office on charges that he had illegally paid for security services with municipal funds.
Environmental issues are also a concern for the city. Local geographic conditions compound the problem, with high hills preventing winds from sweeping out the air pollution.
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