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Lord of the East: Photos from Vladivostok
24 ImagesAmid fraying relations with the West, the China-Russia relationship has grown stronger. The Russian port city of Vladivostok embodies these closer ties.
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Young Chinese tourists in Russian sailors caps next to the S-56, a replica of Stalinets-class submarine of the Soviet Navya in Vladivostok.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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A waitress displays Vladivostok king crab to Chinese customers.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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King crabs in a tank at the Russia-China Friendship Restaurant.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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Crab street in the Chinese city of Hunchun, near the Russian border.Credit:Sanghee Lee
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Containers wait on a dock in Vladivostok.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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Russia’s Pacific Fleet docked in Vladivostok.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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A Russian-themed amusement park in Hunchun, China.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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A busker on the street in Vladivostok.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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Cafe staff help each other apply make up.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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Chinese and Russian side by side.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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Putin-themed Russian matryoshka dolls along with Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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A dog walks in front of a Siberian tiger mural in Vladivostok.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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A man plays basketball on a court sponsored by American fast food chain KFC.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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A Chinese tourist takes a photo of the old Soviet Union logo.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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A statue of Russian communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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A Chinese tourist passes a portrait of Stalin onboard a replica Soviet submarine.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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A Chinese boy atop a replica tank at Vladivostok’s monument to merchant seamen.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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Russian folk artists perform on the street for tourists.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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A minivan in Vladivostok displays Chinese advertisements for adult entertainment and other services in the city.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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Chery is one of three top Chinese automobile brands in Russia.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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A tourist tries to work out the price of a violet gold jewellery in Chinese yuan.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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Chinese mobile payment and international credit cards cannot be used at most shops, hotels and restaurants in Vladivostok.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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A storefront for Xiaomi, the Chinese consumer electronics brand.Credit:Sanghee Liu
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Vladivostok’s Golden Bridge at sunset.Credit:Sanghee Liu
