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ROUND TABLE AT THE RAS IFES Topical Problems of Present-Day Russian-Chinese Relations POLITICS China and Problems of Reaching a Peace Settlement in AfghanistanN. Zamarayeva ECONOMICS Solar Power Engineering in China and JapanV. Akimova, I. Tikhotskaya The Chinese Planning System at PresentD. Lebedeva HISTORY Russia’s Eastern Expansion at the Turn of the 20th Century and its […]

This article analyzes China’s position on reaching a settlement on the crisis in Afghanistan. The dynamic of Beijing’s approach is described with allowance for inter-Afghan and regional challenges: strengthening the armed opposition in Afghanistan, its influence on the Muslim Uighurs of Xinjiang, and strengthening the strategic partnership between the United States and India in the region. The year 2015, when Beijing and Islamabad signed an agreement to create a China-Pakistan economic corridor (CPEC), was a landmark for the region.

The dispute between the United States and the People’s Republic of China over trade and economic issues has a long history. It has now become clear, however, that Donald Trump’s protectionist policy is in direct contrast to China’s consistent position in defense of free trade, based on the principles of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Washington sees in Beijing its main strategic competitor and has adopted a policy of long-term opposition to China in all spheres, including trade and economics. Having launched a trade war against China, the United States is also doing its best to weaken by noneconomic means their growing competition in the field of high technology.

ROUND TABLE AT THE RAS IFES Vietnam-China Relations: A Difficult Search for Agreement POLITICS Relations in the Sino-Korean TriangleK. Asmolov ON THE 40th ANNIVERSARY OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN THE U.S.A. AND PRC Ideology and Pragmatism in Establishing and Strengthening Sino-American ConnectionsA. Davydov Toward a History of the Establishment of Present-Day U.S.A.-China RelationsYu. Dubinin Trade Wars, […]

This article describes the formation and development of South Korea’s Arctic strategy. The author concludes that as compared to other Asian observers on the Arctic Council, South Korea has greater potential to develop successful national diplomacy. The country is gradually creating a favorable image and consolidating its political status as a world ecological intermediary implementing a progressive policy of sustainable development.

POLITICS National Interests of South Korea in the ArcticM. Gutenev May the Idea of a Common Destiny Community for China and Humanity Light the World!Li Hui Stepping Up Russian-Japanese Dialogue on the Territorial IssueO. Kazakov Japan and China: New Era in Relations or Rapprochement of Convenience?V. Kistanov Current Foreign Policy of the PRCV. Portyakov After […]

This article analyzes development prospects of relations between Russia and Japan as Japanese diplomacy toward Russia becomes more active. In May 2016, Prime Minister S. Abe put forward an eight-point cooperation program. More than 100 economic agreements have been signed within the framework of that program; however, most of them have not been implemented. The author examines the reasons for failure of these bilateral relations to develop.

POLITICS The Maldives Crisis in Chinese-Indian Relations: Causes and ConsequencesA. Kupriyanov Russia and Japan: Asymmetry of InterestsV. Kuzminkov Vietnam’s Current Approaches to Settling Disputes in the South China SeaYe. Narkhova Outlines of Security for the Greater Eurasian PartnershipV. Petrovsky The Silk Road Economic Belt Project and Security in Central AsiaYe. Safronova The RIC Format 20 […]

This article analyzes the structure and dynamics of raw materials and commodities exports from the Siberian Federal District to the PRC. It focuses on the branch and geographic specificities of the foreign trade activity of individual parts of Siberia. Special attention is paid to the foreign trade policy of the PRC in the sphere of imports, particularly from Russian regions.

POLITICS The First Session of the 13th National People’s Congress of China and Constitutional AmendmentsA. Vinogradov, P. Troshchinsky Donald Trump’s Policy: Create a New Bloc in AsiaG. Lokshin Russia, China, and the North Korean Nuclear ProblemYu. Morozov The Beijing Consensus in International and Domestic Chinese Political DiscourseA. Vinogradov, D. Degterev, D. Spirina, A. Trusova ECONOMICS […]