On June 26, 2014, the MGIMO ASEAN Center held a roundtable on Russian-Chinese relations in the context of global political and economic transformations, with RIAC represented by Media and Government Relations Manager Anton Tsvetov. The participants discussed future Russian-Chinese relations in the changing environment and attitudes of the two countries to key issues of global governance, concluding that rapprochement is inevitable, while a cold-war-style military union is unlikely. The cooperation field seems vast and common interests are many, but the two states are too large to have all approaches identical.
On June 26, 2014, the MGIMO ASEAN Center held a roundtable on Russian-Chinese relations in the context of global political and economic transformations, with RIAC represented by Media and Government Relations Manager Anton Tsvetov.
The Russian side included Viktor Sumsky, Director of MGIMO ASEAN Center; Victoria Panova, Assistant Professor of International Relations and Russia’s Foreign Policy Chair at MGIMO-University; Ekaterina Koldunova, Deputy Dean of Political Science Department at MGIMO-University; and Natalia Stapran, Head of Innovation Cooperation at Russian APEC Study Center. The Chinese delegation was composed of officials from the Foreign Ministry and Council forSecurity Cooperation inthe Asia Pacific at National Commission.
The participants discussed future Russian-Chinese relations in the changing environment and attitudes of the two countries to key issues of global governance, concluding that rapprochement is inevitable, while a cold-war-style military union is unlikely. The cooperation field seems vast and common interests are many, but the two states are too large to have all approaches identical. Hence, interaction of Russia and China is strictly pragmatic, proceeding from the need to handle common problems and face common challenges.
