Russia-China: Ever Closer Relationship, But Not an Alliance Yet

In: Russian analytical digest: (RAD), Heft 265, S. 2-4

Abstract

Since the US defined Russia and China as its strategic rivals, the question of whether Moscow and Beijing will form an alliance has gained new relevance. Although Sino-Russian cooperation has continued to flourish in a number of areas, the obstacles to the creation of a fully-fledged alliance remain evident.