Axis of convenience : Moscow, Beijing, and the new geopolitics / Bobo Lo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lo, Bobo, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geopolitics--Russia (Federation).

Geopolitics.

Geopolitics--China.

Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations--China.

Russia (Federation).

China--Foreign relations--Russia (Federation).

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (293 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Few relationships have been as misunderstood as the "strategic partnership" between Russia and China. Official rhetoric portrays it as the very model of international cooperation: Moscow and Beijing claim that ties are closer and warmer than at any time in history. In reality, however, the picture is highly ambiguous. While both sides are committed to multifaceted engagement, cooperation is complicated by historical suspicions, cultural prejudices, geopolitical rivalries, and competing priorities. For Russia, China is at once the focus of a genuine convergence of interests and the greatest

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Cooperation, Ambiguity, and Tension; Chapter 2: The Burden of History; Chapter 3: Strategic Partnership

Image and Reality; Chapter 4: The ""Yellow Peril""

Engagement in the Russian Far East; Chapter 5: ""Peaceful Rise"" and the Shifting Sino-Russian Balance; Chapter 6: Cooperation and Competition in Central Asia; Chapter 7: East Asia

Arena of the Great Powers; Chapter 8: The Geopolitics of Energy; Chapter 9: The Grand Chessboard Revisited

Russia, China, and the United States

Chapter 10: Conclusion

From ""Strategic Partnership"" to Strategic TensionNotes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8157-4432-3

1-282-13150-8

9786612131509

0-8157-0146-2

OCLC:

567901385