Military-Technical Cooperation between Russian Federation and People’s Republic of China – drivers and perspectives of future evolution
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https://doi.org/10.12775/CJPS.2019.001Keywords
China, Russia, defense industry, alliances, great power rivalryAbstract
The article aims to identify and analyze the underlying dynamics of military-technical cooperation between the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China – an important topic due to both states’ roles as great powers and potential challengers to the Western-led liberal international order. The author identifies the main political, military and economic drivers of Sino-Russian military-technical cooperation. By introducing the context of contemporary global trends that shape the defense-industrial landscape, the text addresses the question of the continued relevance of this particular relationship. Finally, the author offers some foundations for forecasting the future trajectory of Sino-Russian military-technical cooperation.
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