Will China Squeeze Belarusian Goods Out Of The Russian Market?

Economist's Forecast.

Belarusian brands on the Russian market are being squeezed out by their Chinese counterparts. Even MAZ has already started having problems. Will this trend continue? This question Charter97.org asked economist and political observer Dmitry Bolkunts:

- The situation looks quite indicative. Why is the United States today moving toward rapprochement with Russia, even though the Kremlin officially recognizes it as an "unfriendly country" and Putin is meeting with the head of this very state?

The reason is simple: Washington is extremely afraid of China's strengthening in Russia, and the Americans don't like it. So they are trying to pull Moscow away from Beijing. The massive penetration of Chinese companies into the Russian market worries the US, because we are talking not only about economic, but also military and political influence of China.

This is noticed both in Europe and in the West. The situation may change in the future. As for the role of Belarusian enterprises in the Russian economy, their influence is negligible. After 2020, the Belarusian industry turned completely to the east, as the western market was closed. And this is a serious problem.

Belarusian enterprises are not competitive on the world markets. Belarus today is unable to produce products, including the same MAZs, which could compete outside Russia.

This is a huge problem, and it will become more and more pronounced in the coming years. Belarus has fallen behind in technology and many spheres. The Belarusian authorities are only destroying the economy by their actions.

Today it is necessary to think what place Belarus will occupy in 5-10-15 years in the European and global economy, what role it will play. There can be no competitive production in conditions of isolation. After all, this is technology, exchange of experience, personnel training.

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