... and a multilateral forum for mapping out the contours of a polycentric world order.
Zhao Huasheng:
Three Core Concepts of Sino-Russian International Cooperation
The SCO’s first function was to settle border disputes among five countries: Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. This format was first established at the 1996 summit in Shanghai and was institutionalized in 2001 with Uzbekistan’s accession, turning the Shanghai Five into the Shanghai Six. By the early 2010s, all territorial ...
... by a statesman. Countries, in this context, are
supposed
to agree on a certain “code of conduct”—an established framework for interactions based on the principle of mutual respect.
For a thousand years, the system of international relations in East Asia was China-centric, in the form of the “Hua-Yi Order” (华夷秩序). The driving force had traditionally
been
the “give more but take less” principle (薄来厚往), which helped avoid wars with neighboring countries that would be disastrous for ...
... defense system in the Asia Pacific calls global strategic stability into question, because it could be used against Russia and China. In 2018, the head of Russian diplomacy insistently
urged
Japan to enter into a dialogue about the U.S. plans to create ... ... principle of indivisible security. However, none has seen fit to respond to Russia’s well-grounded concerns and ensure the East Asia regional security sustainability. Under these circumstances, Moscow and Beijing’s increased focus on building up their ...
