Topic: Asia-Pacific
On September 13, 2017, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) held a round table "Russia — Japan — U.S. Relations in the Asia-Pacific".
ShortOn July 19, Alexander Dynkin, RIAC member, Director of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations, RAS Academician, and Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, had a meeting with delegation of deputies from the Japanese House of Councillors visiting Moscow and representing major Japanese political parties.
ShortThe lecture was followed by a discussion, during which the participants had a chance to ask questions
ShortThe Chinese government is looking for a solution to its regional governments’ debt problems, a side effect of the Chinese economic miracle
ShortHow can joint economic activity on the Kuril Islands help resolve disputes between Japan and Russia and address the peace treaty issue?
ShortWhy Is China Spending Large Amounts of Money on Building Aircraft Carriers?
ShortPoll conducted
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In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements 33 (31%) U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity 30 (28%) U.S. wants to dissolve Russia 24 (22%) U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China 21 (19%)