Why Beijing and Washington are Moving to the Russian Far East

... foreign policies of both Russia and the United States have largely shifted towards the East, with China becoming vital partner for both countries. Still, the economic potential of the Russian Far East remains underestimated. Is Russia interested in China’s role intensifying in this part of the country and what are the US interests at this point? Yury Kulintsev shares his thoughts on the topic, providing a review of “ Russia’s Far East. New Dynamics in Asia Pacific and Beyond ” by Rensselaer Lee and Artyom Lukin. The book was written at a time when bilateral Sino-Russian and U.S.-Russian relations reached their peak, however, at opposite ends of the ...