A motor boat stylized as a Ferrari stands on the water in Novik Bay, Vladivostok, Russia, in undated footage. A photo session with the Ferrari boat costs 5,000 rubles ($80) and the price of riding ...

Vladivostok is hardly cut off from the world, but increasingly “China is playing the role of go-between,” says Mr Lukin. This January over 80% of all flights to or from the airport were domestic.