Amur Region as a territory of humanitarian cooperation

The study is devoted to the development of humanitarian cooperation between the regions of the two states – the Amur Region (Russian Federation) and Heilongjiang province (People’s Republic of China). We analyze the development of humanitarian relations between these neighbouring territories from the late 1980s to the present. The main normative and legal acts of the interstate and interregional levels that have influenced humanitarian cooperation are considered. The factors influencing the development of Sino-Russian relations in the border area, related to the difficult social and economic situation of reforms in Russia in the 1990s are noted. We consider the position of the leaders of the Amur Region in relation to the development of humanitarian relations with the neighbouring region of People’s Republic of China. The main directions of hu-manitarian cooperation between the Amur Region and the border territories of China (first of all, with the province of Heilongjiang) in the field of tourism, culture, sports, as well as in the educa-tional space are highlighted. It is proved that the development of Sino-Russian interstate relations since the late 1980s can be described as progressive and stable. The conclusion is made about the features of cooperation with the regions of the People’s Republic of China, the significant role of the geographical position of the region in the development of international interaction, as well as the stability of the rate of convergence in the field of humanitarian cooperation between the two countries.