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The Present and Future of Russia–China Relations

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This article analyzes the major trends in development of relations between Russia and China for the current period and the near-term future. The features of Russia–China partnership in the political-military sphere are presented as well as their interaction in different regions of the world, their bilateral trade, and economic, investment, and humanitarian cooperation. In addition, this article highlights the first steps made by the two countries for formation of Greater Eurasia within conjunction of the Eurasian Economic Union and the Chinese One Belt–One Road initiative.

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Luzyanin, S.G. The Present and Future of Russia–China Relations. Her. Russ. Acad. Sci. 90, 9–14 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1019331620010190

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