RUSSIA CHINA STRATEGIC RELATIONS IN TWENTY FIRST CENTURY (original) (raw)

Russia-China relation is one of the most crucial case studies of bilateral relations in international politics. The aspect is huge and multidimensional. Strategic relation between them is the pivotal cornerstone of bilateralism. Russia and China formalized their strategic relations through establishment of a partnership of strategic coordination based on equality and mutual benefit and oriented toward the 21st century, in April 1996. They took it to a next level via 2001 Treaty of Good- Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation. The common areas of strategic cooperation indeed comes with own hidden rationales. This strategic relation is marked by strategic diversity. Economic relations is regarded here as a subject to the strategic power play.