Ferdinand, Peter. (2007) Sunset, sunrise: China and Russia construct a new relationship. International Affairs, Vol.83 (No.5). pp. 841-867. ISSN 0020-5850

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Abstract

This article argues that 2003-4 were decisive years in Russo-Chinese relations. Uncertainties over Russia's commitment to supply China with much needed energy revived deep-seated anxieties about the whole future of their relationship. However, by the autumn of 2004 they had launched plans for strengthening the partnership and widening mutual popular understanding. It also argues that this coincides with new efforts to view their foreign policies through the lens of constructivism, instead of realism. The article then looks at developments in bilateral economic relations and in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, before adumbrating their wider advocacy of multilateralism, linking this to converging relations with India. Finally, it argues that relations with the US will continue to have a significant impact on the direction and closeness of this bilateral relationship. It is still a partnership rather than an alliance. Russia and China may sometimes put a higher priority on their relations with the West rather than on each other. Yet they are also looking at other potential emerging powers and how they can bend that process of emergence to their advantage.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	J Political Science > JZ International relations
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Journal or Publication Title:	International Affairs
Publisher:	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
ISSN:	0020-5850
Date:	September 2007
Volume:	Vol.83
Number:	No.5
Number of Pages:	27
Page Range:	pp. 841-867
Identification Number:	10.1111/j.1468-2346.2007.00659.x
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/31346

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