The Humanitarian Aspect of China-Russia Relations as an Important Component of Strategic Partnership
- Authors: Yuyao W.1
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Affiliations:
- RUDN University
- Issue: Vol 19, No 3 (2020): HISTORY OF THE SOUTHEAST FRONT OF RUSSIA
- Pages: 699-714
- Section: ARTICLES
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/2312-8674/article/view/321893
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.22363/2312-8674-2020-19-3-699-714
- ID: 321893
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The article is devoted to Sino-Russian humanitarian cooperation at the beginning of the 21st century. Currently, the two countries are jointly restructuring both the regional subsystem and the global system of international relations. In this regard, the question of how the neighbors build bilateral ties, characterized as a "strategic partnership", is becoming increasingly relevant. China and Russia are strengthening their bilateral relations, which enables them to coordinate their actions more confidently and realize their national interests both regionally and globally. This article examines the role that the humanitarian aspect plays in contemporary Sino-Russian relations. To this end, the author has analyzed the humanitarian component of the countries’ foreign policy at the political and conceptual level. Wu also studied the organizational mechanism as well as the content of bilateral relations in the humanitarian sphere since 2001. At the same time, the author considered the attention paid to this aspect of diplomacy both at the political level as well as by non-government analysts, while stressing their branch structure. The article concludes that the humanitarian aspect is important because it is an integral part of bilateral relations that promises to help advance national interests.
About the authors
Wu Yuyao
RUDN University
Author for correspondence.
Email: wu.yuyao@mail.ru
Postgraduate Student of the Department of Theory and History of International Relations
6 Miklukho-Maklaya St., Moscow, 117198, RussiaReferences
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