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In fact, a survey shows that Russian companies have now replaced the equipment and components they previously imported from the United States with Chinese-made products and their own domestic products.

Especially in the equipment market, almost 70% of Russian companies had already chosen Chinese products last year. What's more important is that this news was not actively released by China itself, but rather reported by Russian media.

What does this report mean?

Before the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, 20% of Russian companies had never used foreign parts.

Moreover, it is clear that this time, 70% of enterprises have switched to Chinese products, which indicates that Russia has been severely hurt by Western sanctions and is trying to find new breakthroughs.

Actually, about 70% of them have switched to Chinese products. On one hand, everyone should be happy because this is also an acknowledgment of China. However, there may be concerns whether this report is exaggerated, as this news was actively reported by Russian media, and similar reports from Russian media have not been rare recently.

Previously, the topic of Russia planning to develop an economic special zone covering nearly 7 million square kilometers in the Far East and opening it up to China was widely discussed. However, China has not acknowledged or reported this, and it was all revealed by Russian media.

Maybe some people might wonder if there is something behind it, otherwise why would these things be suddenly reported.

Actually, the authenticity of this matter is basically reliable, as it is a result that Russia has no choice but to accept. Moreover, there is evidence to support this conclusion, as customs data shows that trade between China and Russia has seen a significant increase.

Since a few years ago, Sino-Russian trade has already exceeded 190 billion U.S. dollars. In these trade activities, Russia's exports to China mainly consist of energy, while China's exports to Russia are machinery and equipment and various finished products.

This means that, if this trend continues, even if in a few years, the news that the Russian car market is completely taken over by Chinese products appears, people will not find it surprising.

But beyond this surface-level phenomenon, we can see a deeper impact, which is that Russia is being gradually infiltrated by Chinese production. Just like how China fully accepted the Soviet system in the past, it is possible that in the future, Russia will be incorporated into the Chinese production system and the Chinese standard system.

Actually, China's industrial system originated from the former Soviet Union. However, within less than ten years, the relationship between the two countries broke down, and at that time, China was expelled from the Soviet industrial system and could only develop on its own.

However, it is unavoidable that China still found it difficult to completely break free from this influence. To sum up in one sentence, before 1995, China was still under the influence of the Soviet system.

It was not until the tax-sharing reform that local governments began to vigorously attract investment, and China's industrial system gradually introduced Western standards and concepts, thus slowly moving away from the Soviet standards that had long influenced it.

It was probably after joining the WTO that China formed its own Chinese standards. At that time, China's industrial production developed rapidly. Now, China can be said to have completely broken away from the previous Soviet standards. Of course, during the development process, China did not completely adopt Western standards to get rid of the Soviet standards, but instead combined its own situation with those standards, ultimately completing a unique Chinese standard and production concept.

This illustrates that it is essential to maintain your own production method; otherwise, once you are significantly influenced by a systematic production model, you will not be able to completely break away from it in a short period of time.

Several decades later, it seems that Russia has become like China in the past, and China may become like the former Soviet Union. However, this will not happen. Instead, Russia will be incorporated into China's production system and become part of it.

Production concepts are formed gradually during the production process and can gradually change people's ideas. In other words, following a certain production method will lead to being influenced by that country, and even develop dependency and affection for it, just like the Sino-Soviet and Sino-Japanese relationships in the past.

Now, as Chinese production methods and concepts become increasingly popular in Russia, Russian people's thinking patterns will also be influenced, and over time, they will become more and more entangled. However, under this background, as long as China does not cause trouble, this trend is likely to develop positively.

However, some people say that Russia may have a rebellious mentality. We cannot say that we completely believe this, but if such a situation were to occur, China need not worry. As long as China can endure for about 20 years, by then China would have the ability to deal with various challenges.

Moreover, once Russia accepts the Chinese production concept, it will be impossible to shake off in just 20 years, just like China did in the past. Even if it could manage to do so, by then China would not be the same as it is now, and there would be no need to try to break away anymore.

Ultimately, for China, incorporating Russia into its production system is a beneficial move. If the report is true, it means that although not everything has become Chinese-made, if the equipment has a 10-year lifespan,

then after 10 years, about 70% of the equipment on the entire Russian production line would come from China. The key point is that this number is a conservative estimate.

For industrial production, it belongs to a systematic approach, a combination of supply chains. It is the hardest to switch initially, because if you change one part, the others may not be compatible, so you have to change more.

But the key point is that once a critical point is reached, problems may arise, and it cannot exceed half, otherwise the other half that hasn't been changed may collapse instantly and become another form of production mode.

From the current situation, the momentum of Russia's transition is so strong that it represents that the original supply chain of Russia is already in a state of complete failure and cannot maintain the previous status, so it can only choose to switch to a new form.

Thus, the cost will be very high, as it involves adjusting the entire national production and supply chain. For a factory to replace an entire system, it requires a lot of time and cost.

Returning to the issue itself, some people may think that this news is a trap for China, because it gives the European and American countries an opportunity to find a proper excuse to suppress Chinese companies and cut off the close trade relations between Chinese and Russian companies.

Actually, in the long run, the development of Chinese enterprises will also be affected. However, when tracing back to the source, it is indeed related to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. For China, in terms of the position in this war, China has always been neutral, and the trade between China and Russia is merely trade, not aid to Russia, nor any bias towards Russia.

Even so, Ukraine can cooperate with China, without any restrictions, and China and Ukraine's relationship has always been good, so there is no need to worry too much about it.

Of course, if we talk about the sanctions imposed by Western countries on Russia due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, if the fact that 70% of Russian enterprises use Chinese products develops truly,

it would be a good thing for both China and Russia. At least, under the joint sanctions by Western countries against Russia, it actually helps the cooperation between China and Russia, making the two countries closer than ever before, achieving a win-win situation perfectly.

Now, the popularity of Chinese products among Russian enterprises actually provides an opportunity for Russian enterprises to use Chinese products to help themselves break through the sanctions led by the United States and prove that they can completely be independent of the influence of Western countries.

For Russia, the fast-developing China is like a strong backing, providing great support for the development of Russian enterprises.

Moreover, China itself has a huge advantage that no other country has, which is its very strong market advantage. For Russian enterprises, isn't this a great convenience for their development?

The closer the cooperation between China and Russia, the more confidence Russia has to break through the blockades imposed by Western countries.

Therefore, no matter how things develop, we must remain rational and take a long-term and comprehensive view. How the future will turn out remains uncertain, and we can wait and see.

Original: toutiao.com/article/7592197065690677800/

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