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On December 2, 2020 Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) hosted an online round table titled “Future of the International System: Chinese and Russian Visions.” The event aimed to assess the current international environment for Russia and China, highlight their systemic roles and try to extrapolate the existing trends into the future.
Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and Zhao Huasheng, Professor at the Institute of International Studies of Fudan University, delivered opening remarks....
... in Russian media is positive or neutral with a few security and economic concerns, either written by Russian or Chinese authors. More concretely, first,
Kang
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Ravitsky
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Smirnova
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Qin
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argue that Russia recognizes the power and plans of China to realize its rejuvenation and enhance international influence, and Russia plays a key role in the BRI.
Russia–China Dialogue: The 2020 Model
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Li, Yan
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Ravitsky
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Yilmaz
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Liu
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Smirnova
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Xie
believe that the two governments ...
... years. Beijing is interested in this territory because of the lack of infrastructure and the prevailing corruption, which allows Chinese companies to offer all types of partnerships in exchange for various counterparts.
In 2015, the Chinese company SOE China Shipping Container Lines launched container transport services in the Moldovan port of Giurgiulesti — the country's only harbour accessible to Black Sea vessels — via the Danube, after signing a terminal services agreement with the national ...
A summary of Sino-Russian relations underlines the pragmatism of the partnership
China and the Soviet Union/Russia, as two geographical neighbours, have interactions with great breadth, depth, and complexity. More concretely, the bilateral relations have a huge impact on the domestic affairs and diplomacy of two countries. In the ...
Although the U.S.-China-Russia triangle is still a popular and useful analytical pattern and possible future scenario for relations, it does not resemble that of the Cold War
The Chinese authorities have never accepted or used the concept of China-U.S. bipolarity. Neither ...
The Biden administration will not accomplish a lot if it attempts to resurrect the US-China-Russia triangle
Let's face it - no US-China-Russia triangle exists now. Instead, for a couple of years we observed the US policy of "dual containment" with Washington applying more and more pressure on both Beijing and Moscow. This pressure ...
... the egocentric president will have an epiphany and suddenly embrace Western values or ideas of transatlantic solidarity. If anything, the reverse is likely: the inevitable difficulty of economic recovery and likely escalation of the confrontation with China will push the Trump administration to ramp up pressure on the EU even further.
“The European Union is worse than China. Just smaller,” Trump said just last year, complaining of taxes and tariffs. The president considers his decisive policy on ...
... experts on international affairs, including Dai Bingguo, renowned Chinese politician and diplomat.
The theme of the “North Pavilion Dialogue” 2020 is defined as “Global Trends in the Context of the U.S. Presidential Election and the Future of China-the U.S. Strategic Relationship”. Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, traditionally represented Russia at the event, he made a report on the topic: “Joe Biden Administration: Opportunities and Challenges for Russia’s Foreign Policy”....
Biden’s harsh anti-Russian campaign rhetoric should not be taken literally
America’s foreign political discourse has long featured Russia and China as the principal geopolitical threats to the U.S. Often, no distinction is drawn between these states, they are listed together, followed by Iran, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela and other sources of worry and concern for Washington. The strategic ...
The Kremlin’s agenda on the Korean Peninsula depends on a fundamental choice that must be made in Russian foreign policy: will the Kremlin strengthen its support for China in its global confrontation with the United States, or will it try to avoid getting embroiled in the conflict
The Kremlin’s agenda on the Korean Peninsula depends on a fundamental choice that must be made in Russian foreign policy: will the ...
