ASSESSMENTS

Joint Interests Against the U.S. Deepen the Sino-Russian Embrace

Nov 5, 2018 | 18:13 GMT

Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang meet on Oct. 12 during a gathering of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang meet on Oct. 12 during a gathering of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Russia and China's relationship is crucial to each country's competition with the United States and will continue to deepen in 2019.

(ALEXANDER ASTAFYEV/AFP/Getty Images)

Highlights

  • The strategic convergence between Russia and China has deepened in most arenas — the continuation of a long-term trend as both powers seek to reverse the U.S.-led dominance of the global order.
  • Besides energy, Russia and China's economic relationship remains below its potential. Moscow and Beijing are misaligned in the geoeconomic plane because of core differences in their respective integration initiatives.
  • The convergence between these two great powers will continue to deepen in 2019. Most crucially, security cooperation will gain traction, driven in part by Washington's growing squeeze on both Moscow and Beijing.

The Russian-Chinese relationship is crucial in the evolution of the global order as the great power competition among the United States, Russia and China heats up. Assessing the relationship's path in the coming year involves analyzing its many facets: economic, political and military....

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