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The Future of China-Russia Ties

Beijing’s balancing act

Is Xi getting more than he signed up for with Putin?

Experts across the Atlantic Council continue to weigh in on Beijing’s unfolding reaction to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the global implications of the Xi-Putin partnership.

Is this a fragile axis of convenience inevitably threatened by competing geopolitical interests in other parts of the world, or will the ideological convergence of the relationship give it unique staying power in the years ahead?

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In the News Mar 9, 2022

Schuman in The Atlantic: China’s Russia Risk

On March 9, 2022, Global China Hub senior fellow Michael Schuman published an article in The Atlantic, “China’s Russia Risk”. In this piece, he argues that “China’s relations with Russia are becoming a test case for what role Beijing’s leaders want to play in the world.”

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Improving Gulf security: A framework to enhance air, missile, and maritime defenses

Econographics Feb 18, 2022

Russia and China: Partners in Dedollarization

By Mrugank Bhusari, Maia Nikoladze

Russia has virtually stopped receiving Dollars for its exports to China. Does the US have reason to be concerned?

China Economic Sanctions
Improving Gulf security: A framework to enhance air, missile, and maritime defenses

New Atlanticist Feb 10, 2022

What will China do if Russia escalates in Ukraine?

By Katherine Golden

Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and former US National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley tackled the big questions about the China-Russia partnership at an Atlantic Council event.
China Conflict
Online Event Mon, February 28, 2022 • 3:00 pm ET

An authoritarian turning point? China-Russia ties after the invasion of Ukraine

What does Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine mean for the future of China-Russia ties? An exploration of key questions about what the future holds for Xi and Putin’s authoritarian partnership, the likely areas of expanding cooperation, and the implications for the United States and its allies and partners.
China Economic Sanctions Economy & Business Politics & Diplomacy
Online Event Thu, February 10, 2022 • 9:15 am ET

A new China-Russia “alliance”? Featuring Stephen Hadley & Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd

AN #ACFRONTPAGE EVENT – Asia Society President and Former Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd and former US National Security Advisor Stephen J. Hadley joined The New Yorker’s Susan Glasser to discuss the strategic implications of a new era of China-Russia relations, co-hosted with the Asia Society.
Australia China Politics & Diplomacy Russia

China and the Global South

A joint effort with the University of Notre Dame

The Global China Hub and the University of Notre Dame’s Pulte Institute for Global Development have teamed up to address an area which, despite its growing importance, remains understudied: how China’s role in the Global South, including Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East, is shaping the future of the international order and its strategic implications for US and allied interests.

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Mar 14, 2023

Improving Gulf security: A framework to enhance air, missile, and maritime defenses

By The Gulf Security Task Force

Looking at decades of US support and operations in the Gulf and recognizing a continued, arguably growing, air and maritime threat from Iran, the Atlantic Council Gulf Security Task Force developed a framework on how to best protect US and allies’ interests in this sensitive, always relevant region.

Conflict Crisis Management
Iran and Saudi Arabia

New Atlanticist

Mar 10, 2023

Experts react: Iran and Saudi Arabia just agreed to restore relations, with help from China. Here’s what that means for the Middle East and the world.

By Atlantic Council experts

Long-standing regional adversaries just made a big announcement: They will reestablish diplomatic relations in a deal brokered by China. Atlantic Council experts share their insights on the announcement.

China Iran

New Atlanticist

Feb 28, 2023

What we learned from the Russia-China-South Africa military drills

By Atlantic Council experts

Why did these three nations get together? What’s in it for South Africa? Our experts set sail with the answers.

Africa China

Global China Initiative

Feb 27, 2023

“China is Banking on Argentina’s Future Glory”: Nonresident Fellow Leland Lazarus in The Diplomat

On February 20, Nonresident Fellow Tuvia Gering was quoted in the South China Morning Post on Iranian President Raisi's visit to Beijing.

China Latin America

New Atlanticist

Feb 22, 2023

China and private lenders are blocking a solution to the global debt crisis. The G20 must step in.

By Vasuki Shastry and Jeremy Mark

The international community must apply pressure so that China and private-sector lenders join in facilitating a collective haircut that includes all lenders.

China Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Feb 22, 2023

Russia and China have been teaming up to reduce reliance on the dollar. Here’s how it’s going.

By Maia Nikoladze, Mrugank Bhusari

Squeezed by sanctions, Russia has turned to Chinese yuan and gold, but both introduced new vulnerabilities and inconveniences.

China Economic Sanctions

Testimony

Feb 7, 2023

Willems testifies to the House Financial Services Committee on combatting the economic threat from China

By Clete R. Willems

Hearing before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services “Combatting the Economic Threat from China” February 7, 2023 Chairman McHenry, Ranking Member Waters, and Members of the Committee, Thank you for the opportunity to discuss the threat that China poses to U.S. national security and economic leadership. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) […]

China Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Feb 6, 2023

NATO is entering a new phase in the Indo-Pacific

By Sara Bjerg Moller

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg's visit to Japan and South Korea trip was striking both for its timing and for its messaging shift on China.

China East Asia

New Atlanticist

Feb 3, 2023

Is the US over-militarizing its China strategy?

By Harlan Ullman

China lacks the capability to seize and occupy Taiwan with an amphibious invasion, but the US spends inordinate time and money preparing for one. It's time to rethink the strategy.

China Conflict

New Atlanticist

Jan 3, 2023

Five trends to watch in 2023 as the global economy tries a dangerous reboot

By Josh Lipsky

With each trend, policymakers can focus on a return to the status quo or build something different, and better, this year.

China Economic Sanctions
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