Project: Russia and China: Strategic Partnership amidst Global Challenges
The project is designed to analyse the key opportunities and challenges for Russia and China on the global, regional and bilateral levels, and to search for optimal ways to advance common interests together with Chinese experts.
Partners:
- Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)
- Fudan University
- Institute of China and Contemporary Asia, Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS)
- Russia-China Friendship Association
Key events and publications:
- Annual International Conference “Russia and China” (held since 2015; organized together with CASS since 2018)
- Annual Round Table organized in cooperation with the Embassy of China to Russia (held since 2016)
- Annual Report “Russian-Chinese Dialogue” (drafted together with the RAS Institute of China and Contemporary Asia and the Institute of International Studies at Fudan University since 2015)
- Annual Policy Briefs drafted together with CASS
Analytics (87)
Dmitriy Trenin: Russia and China could form the core of a new type of coalition, better equipped to counter hegemonic powers and to bring closer a more balanced and equitable…
ShortThe Trump administration will be no more successful in breaking the China-Russia partnership than its predecessor was two years ago
ShortPresident Xi Jinping's official visit to Moscow symbolizes not only the stability of Sino-Russian relations, but also their development and enhancement
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Interview (4)
Fyodor Lukyanov: Understanding the Chinese view is the key to being able to look differently at one’s place in the world and what kind of the world is preferable to us
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Comments (9)
Andrey Kortunov, Academic Director from Russian International Affairs Council spoke to CGTN Europe on Putin’s visit to China.
ShortFor the foreseeable future, Russian-Chinese relations are likely to be closer, and more productive than Russian-American ones. This is not based on emotions, but on national…
ShortChina and Russia have learned lessons from history: great powers lead or abstain, they don’t jump on the bandwagons of others, and in bilateral relations, great powers seek to…
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Expert columns (6)
As China and Russia step into a new chapter of their relations, the global community has reason to look forward with cautious optimism
ShortAn important task for the future for Russia is to sync the EAEU and the BRI, developing a roadmap and pointing to projects that could demonstrate its concrete content
ShortI was impressed with surprisingly optimistic views expressed during most of plenary sessions and thematic panels
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Project Manager
Ph.D. in Political Science, Head of the Asia and Eurasia Program at the Russian International Affairs Council
On April 16, 2026, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) held a closed academic workshop titled “The Implications of the Iran Crisis for the Contemporary World Order and the Eurasian Region.”
On January 20, 2026, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) held a roundtable entitled "State and Prospects of EAEU-Mongolia Cooperation"
On November 14–15, 2025, the International “Shanghai Spirit and the Power of Youth Action” Conference was held in Xi’an




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Ph.D. in History, Expert of the Valdai Discussion Club
President of the Russian International Affairs Council
President of the Russian International Affairs Council
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