LEADER 03019nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910823618503321 005 20240501151323.0 010 $a1-282-13150-8 010 $a9786612131509 010 $a0-8157-0146-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000785861 035 $a(EBL)472725 035 $a(OCoLC)567901385 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000108247 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11745618 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000108247 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10036116 035 $a(PQKB)10747813 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse35266 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL472725 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10338432 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL213150 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC472725 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000785861 100 $a20080623d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAxis of convenience $eMoscow, Beijing, and the new geopolitics /$fBobo Lo 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cBrookings Institution Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (293 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8157-5340-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 States 327 $aChapter 10: Conclusion--From ""Strategic Partnership"" to Strategic TensionNotes; Index 330 $aFew 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 greatest 606 $aGeopolitics$zRussia (Federation) 606 $aGeopolitics$zChina 607 $aRussia (Federation)$xForeign relations$zChina 607 $aChina$xForeign relations$zRussia (Federation) 615 0$aGeopolitics 615 0$aGeopolitics 676 $a327.47051 700 $aLo$b Bobo$f1959-$01615727 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910823618503321 996 $aAxis of convenience$93946053 997 $aUNINA