The Un-Holy Russo-Chinese alliance |
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Authors: | Stephen Blank |
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Institution: | 1. Foreign Policy Research Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA traininblank@aol.com |
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Abstract: | ABSTRACT This essay argues that a Sino-Russian alliance has come into being over many years of the two states’ evolutionary policies. Although Vladimir Putin has emphasised that this is a multi-faceted relationship, this essay focuses exclusively on its military dimension. It comprises extensive inter-ministerial and inter-governmental cooperation, arms sales, joint exercises, and shared political orientation. While it may not be a formal alliance like NATO research, e.g. by Alexander Korolev, indicates that in general experts argue that what they have achieved is even better than an alliance. |
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Keywords: | China Russia alliance exercises arms sales |
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