Chinese-Russian Cooperation in the Arctic at the Present Stage
https://doi.org/10.22394/2073-2929-2024-04-120-129
EDN: USJLPM
Abstract
The study is aimed at studying the works of Chinese authors on the issues of Russian-Chinese cooperation.
Aim. To analyze the main areas of cooperation between China and Russia in the Arctic as interpreted by Chinese authors.
Tasks. To identify the current state and forecasts of Chinese-Russian Arctic cooperation, considered in the works of Chinese scientists, and compare them with the national interests of Russia.
Methods. To determine the specifics of the Chinese understanding of cooperation in the Arctic, historiographic and geopolitical approaches were used, focused on the adoption and implementation of political and managerial decisions, achieving specific managerial results. Using the historiographic approach, the transformation of Chinese-Russian relations, the dynamics and problems in the interaction of the two countries are analyzed.
Results. A comprehensive study reflects the specifics and shows the prospects for strategic cooperation between the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation. An analysis is given on current issues of Chinese-Russian cooperation in the Arctic region based on a study of the works of Chinese scientists. The existing problems in Chinese-Russian relations are identified and analyzed, and proposals for their resolution are defined. A prospective analysis of the development of Chinese-Russian relations in the Arctic is made based on the works of Chinese researchers.
Conclusions. The People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation are important partners in the development of the Arctic. This partnership is built on the basis of comprehensive strategic interaction between the countries. The two countries need to further deepen their Arctic cooperation. It is necessary to overcome the difficulties for the stable and sustainable development of the Arctic. Cooperation between China and Russia in the Arctic will continue to develop on the basis of a strategic partnership between the countries. At the same time, Russia considers the Northern Sea Route as a competitive national transport artery with the possibility of its international use for transportation between Europe and Asia. To this end, the Russian Federation gives priority attention, in particular, to the issues of neutralizing the course of unfriendly states to militarize the region and limit Russia’s ability to exercise its sovereign rights in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation, as well as to establishing mutually beneficial cooperation with non-Arctic states that pursue a constructive policy towards Russia and are interested in implementing international activities in the Arctic, including the infrastructural development of the Northern Sea Route.
About the Authors
S. N. Pogodin
Higher School of International Relations of the Humanitarian Institute of St. Petersburg Polytechnic University of Peter the Great
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Sergey N. Pogodin, Professor, Scientific Director of the Higher School of International Relations of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Doctor of Sciences (History)
Saint Petersburg
Cui Long
Higher School of International Relations of the Humanitarian Institute of St. Petersburg Polytechnic University of Peter the Great
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Cui Long
Saint Petersburg
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Review
For citations:
Pogodin S.N., Long C. Chinese-Russian Cooperation in the Arctic at the Present Stage. EURASIAN INTEGRATION: economics, law, politics. 2024;18(4):120-129. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22394/2073-2929-2024-04-120-129. EDN: USJLPM
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