Room for Maneuver: China and Russia Strengthen Their Relations

Author(s): Brian Carlson
Editor(s): Oliver Thränert, Martin Zapfe
Series Editor(s): Andreas Wenger
Book Title: Strategic Trends 2018: Key Developments in Global Affairs
Series: Strategic Trends
Pages: 29-45
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2018
Publication Place: Zurich

At a time of turmoil in the West, China and Russia pose growing challenges to the liberal international order. The China-Russia relationship has grown stronger in recent years, as the two countries have increased coordination on North Korea and other issues. China and Russia are not about to form an alliance, but neither are they likely to drift apart in the near future. Their shared concerns about US power and resistance to liberal norms provide a strong basis for a continued close relationship, albeit one increasingly tilted in China’s favor.

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Economic Ties between Russa, China, The US and the EU in 2016

The Gas Transmission System in Russia's East

Russian Arms Exports to China, 1992 - 2016