No. 250: Russia and China: The Potential of Their Partnership

Author(s): Jeronim Perović, Benno Zogg
Editor(s): Fabien Merz, Lisa Watanabe
Series Editor(s): Lisa Watanabe, Julian Kamasa, Fabien Merz, Benno Zogg
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 250
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2019

Russia and China are celebrating their “strategic partnership”, and have been vastly expanding their cooperation since 2014. Their close alliance is based on economic and geopolitical considerations. While it is mutually beneficial, it also has its limitations. However, in the mid-term, both China and Russia appear to be willing to overlook potential fields of tension, for instance in Central Asia.

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