Rapprochement or Rivalry?: Russia-China Relations in a Changing Asia [Paperback]

Sherman W. Garnett (Editor), Editor Sherman Garnett (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2000

The emerging relationship between China and Russia is perhaps the most important force redefining international relations in post-Cold War Asia. In the past five years, Russia and China have built a strategic partnership aimed at the 21st century, a development that deeply worries some Western observers and puzzles others. In this first comprehensive study of Russian-Chinese relations, Sherman Garnett and a team of 15 U.S., Russian, and Chinese scholars analyze the most important issues posed by the relationship, including cross-border trade, the impact of Russias center-periphery politics, migration, arms sales, and (mis)perceptions of one another. The book assesses what will be one of the most important relationships, economically and strategically, in the dynamic region stretching from Central Asia to the Far East. It also weighs the prospects for real cooperation between Russia, a severely weakened power, and China, a power on the rise. Contributing authors include Stephen Blank, Sherman Garnett, Vilya Gelbras, Harry Gelman, Li Jingjie, Michael McFaul, Lu Nanquan, Martha Olcott, Gilbert Rozman, Judith Thornton, Dmitri Trenin, Tamara Troyakova, Galina Vitkovskaya, Alexei Voskressenski, Elizabeth Wishnick, and Zhanna Zayonchkovskaya.

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From the Publisher

Sherman Garnett is a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and co-chair of the Foreign Policy and Security Project at the Endowment's Moscow Center.

Product Details

• Paperback: 437 pages
• Publisher: Carnegie Endowment for Intl Peace (May 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0870031252
• ISBN-13: 978-0870031250
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,162,157 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)