Anton Nekhoroshkov had driven almost five hours to take possession of his property: a piece of land the government gave him free under a programme to boost settlement of Russia’s thinly populated Far East region.
But after a few steps on to his plot, the young businessman from Vladivostok beat a hasty retreat. The ground was marshy, and his white golf shoes were soaked.
Russia’s Far East, a region two-thirds the size of China, has a population of only 6m, while more than 100m live in the Chinese provinces just across the border.
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