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China-Russia Relations
Interpreting China’s Policy Toward the Russia-Ukraine Crisis
By Zi Yang
Beijing has no interest in getting caught in the crossfire between Russia and the West.
Why China Will Not Support a Russian Invasion of Ukraine
By Mu Chunshan
The reputational cost – both on the international stage and with the Chinese people – would be great if Beijing threw its support behind Russian aggression.
Putin and Xi Frame a New China-Russia Partnership
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
Pressure that both sides face from the United States and the West gives their partnership new depth.
Ukraine in China-Russia Relations
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Bonny Lin.
What Putin and Xi Said (and Didn’t Say) About Ukraine
By Shannon Tiezzi
The two leaders reaffirmed the "no limits" friendship between China and Russia in their first in-person meeting since 2019 – but they notably danced around the topic of Ukraine.
Ukraine: China’s Burning Bridge to Europe?
By Elizabeth Wishnick
China's BRI and agricultural needs led Beijing to seek partnership with Ukraine. Now Russia's military build-up has complicated those calculations.
Has Russia Wrecked American ‘G-2’ Plans?
By Shrey Khanna and Aditya Pareek
In the mindscape of the U.S. strategic community, China now enjoys the position which the Soviet Union had during the Cold War. Moscow is keen to disrupt that emerging bipolar order.
China and Russia Both Benefit From the CSTO Intervention in Kazakhstan
By Luke Botting
Far from causing friction, Russia’s intervention in Kazakhstan shows the durability of the Sino-Russian relationship.
Is Russia Starting to Sour on China?
By Yuan Jiang
A prominent Russian analyst thinks the high point of Sino-Russian cooperation has passed.
Could Russia’s Buddhist Republics Complicate Relations With China?
By James Utley and Jade McGlynn
Religious diplomacy might be a sophisticated Kremlin foreign policy tactic, but it will never trump basic Russian foreign policy needs.
What Do Russians Think About the Relationship With China?
By Craig Kafura
U.S. policymakers want to split up Moscow and Beijing, but Russians see benefits to closer Sino-Russian ties.
What Russia’s National Security Strategy Has to Say About Asia
By Igor Denisov
The new NSS has some notable differences from the 2015 version on Russia’s approach to the Asia-Pacific - and China in particular.