Are China and Russia Allies?

Since the fall of the Soviet Union, the United States have stood unopposed at the top of the geopolitical food-chain. However, in recent times some have suggested that a new alliance is threatening the United State’s position, namely the one between China and Russia. In this video we’ll take a closer look at the Sino-Russian relationship. Are these two nations really building a strong alliance or are there problems which tend to be overlooked?

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Music: Kevin MacLeod

"Waltz (Tschikovsky Op. 40)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction
1:20 Historic relationship
3:19 Trade cooperation
4:04 Political cooperation
5:00 Strategic cooperation
5:25 Russia's problems with China
7:07 China's problems with Russia
9:43 Conclusion & Outro
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Sources:

Kaczmarski, Marcin (2015) Russia-China Relations in the Post-Crisis International Order. New York: Routledge.

Lo, Bobo (2008) Moscow, Beijing, and the new Geopolitics. Washington D.C.: Brookings Institution Press.

Levin, L. Michael (2008) The Next Great Clash: China and Russia vs. The United States. Westport: Praeger Security International.
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