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The 5th annual report by RIAC, RAS Institute of Far Eastern Studies and the Institute of International Studies at Fudan University presents the сommon views of leading Russian and Chinese international affairs experts on the development of Russia–China cooperation in 2018 and the first quarter of 2019.
The authors analyze the dynamics of Russia–China interaction on the most pressing matters of international and regional agendas against the backdrop of increasing external pressure. They assess ...
... developing such a global economic and political order that would make it possible to reduce the costs of the inevitable U.S.–China rivalry for both parties. Given all the differences between the two proposed strategies, the report stresses that their ... ... imprecisions and errors scattered throughout the report.
It should, nonetheless, be kept in mind that the many views of Russia and its foreign policy as reflected in this report are widespread in Washington today. These views are bipartisan and they affect the ...
... for the first time, took place on the territory of the United States. The said organization occupies a special place in the US foreign policy as it represents a certain counterbalance to the Chinese influence in Asia. In the text of the final mutual declaration,... ... the norms of the international law, and assurance of the regional security are emphasized. It means the confrontation between China and other countries in the region. One should remember about a huge economic potential that the American companies can use ...
... balances malfunctions for various reasons – from political radicalization to the growing clout of ethnic and professional lobbies.
And what about China?
Until recently Beijing had been rigidly orientated towards self-development at the expense of foreign policy ambitions.
China offers another example of a most powerful country, although minor vis-à-vis the U.S.A., at least for now. China is a great economic power, even the world leader in some areas but it is still wobbly in terms of economic development. I think ...
... various parts of the world are tremendously impressive, as its projects of creating the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road are fuelling integration processes in the most dynamic region of the world and setting them on a China-central track.
Beijing's foreign policy strategy rests on the concept of the "new type of relations between large countries", i.e. between China and the United States.
China is fruitfully negotiating with South Korea, Australia and ASEAN countries over free trade areas....
... new American counterpart, John Kerry, sat for a wide-ranging interview in March with
Foreign Policy
Editor in Chief Susan B. Glasser in Moscow, holding forth on everything from why Americans can no longer adopt Russian babies to how come Russia and China team up so much at the United Nations.
Susan Glasser,
Foreign Policy
editor in chief:
Minister Lavrov, thank you so much for taking the time. It's a pleasure to speak with you. We are doing a special issue of
Foreign Policy
magazine that will come out in May and dedicated to power in all of its manifestations,...
... turn into a panicked flight. This scheme has become a key component of the “Obama doctrine”. It is based on the concept of a “smart force”, which emphasizes non-military means for securing U.S. influence in a multi-polar world.
China
’s “steamroller”
The U.S. share of global GDP has shrunk from 23 to 18 percent over the past decade, while the share of mainland China has risen from 10 to 15 percent. Unless the Chinese economic development model hits an impasse,...
... out at a local level and without the involvement of big powers, but passions were high and tension had accumulated enough that a small spark was all it took to start a blaze of epic proportions.
The situation in the recently established Republic of China, where political murders, coups and uprisings had become regular occurrences, was also far from rosy.
In Mexico, the government was replaced several times in one year. In the United States, Woodrow Wilson came to the White House – the president ...
