03022nam 2200613 a 450 991077802080332120200520144314.01-282-13150-897866121315090-8157-0146-2(CKB)1000000000785861(EBL)472725(OCoLC)567901385(SSID)ssj0000108247(PQKBManifestationID)11745618(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000108247(PQKBWorkID)10036116(PQKB)10747813(MdBmJHUP)muse35266(Au-PeEL)EBL472725(CaPaEBR)ebr10338432(CaONFJC)MIL213150(MiAaPQ)EBC472725(EXLCZ)99100000000078586120080623d2008 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrAxis of convenience[electronic resource] Moscow, Beijing, and the new geopolitics /Bobo LoWashington, D.C. Brookings Institution Pressc20081 online resource (293 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8157-5340-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Cooperation, Ambiguity, and Tension; Chapter 2: The Burden of History; Chapter 3: Strategic Partnership--Image and Reality; Chapter 4: The ""Yellow Peril""--Engagement in the Russian Far East; Chapter 5: ""Peaceful Rise"" and the Shifting Sino-Russian Balance; Chapter 6: Cooperation and Competition in Central Asia; Chapter 7: East Asia--Arena of the Great Powers; Chapter 8: The Geopolitics of Energy; Chapter 9: The Grand Chessboard Revisited--Russia, China, and the United StatesChapter 10: Conclusion--From ""Strategic Partnership"" to Strategic TensionNotes; IndexFew relationships have been as misunderstood as the "strategic partnership" between Russia and China. Official rhetoric portrays it as the very model of international cooperation: Moscow and Beijing claim that ties are closer and warmer than at any time in history. In reality, however, the picture is highly ambiguous. While both sides are committed to multifaceted engagement, cooperation is complicated by historical suspicions, cultural prejudices, geopolitical rivalries, and competing priorities. For Russia, China is at once the focus of a genuine convergence of interests and the greatestGeopoliticsRussia (Federation)GeopoliticsChinaRussia (Federation)Foreign relationsChinaChinaForeign relationsRussia (Federation)GeopoliticsGeopolitics327.47051Lo Bobo1959-1583782MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778020803321Axis of convenience3867199UNINA