Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin. © RIA Novosti. Sergei Guneev
The Tiger and the Bear: China-Russia Alliance Shrouded in Mystery -- Paul D. Shinkman, US News and World Report
A meeting this month could offer a peek behind the curtain at the countries' powerful partnership.
Russian President Boris Yeltsin, still brushing dust off his shoulders from the Berlin Wall’s collapse, traveled to Beijing in late December 1992 to meet with his Chinese counterparts. Newspaper headlines at the time made much ado about Yeltsin’s decision to cut the visit short, with some speculating he sought to placate concerns of the U.S. Congress – fresh off a Cold War “win” – about a new pan-Asian, anti-American bloc. Others believed it was the inevitable result of decades of animosity between the two Eastern powers, combined with a renewed Chinese anger over Russia’s abandonment of true communist ideals.
Whatever the cause, outside observers could agree on what brought the two leaders together: China was expanding and wanted cutting-edge technologies, including military weaponry, and Russia desperately needed cash. The leaders signed accords and held a summit to usher in what the Chinese called "relations of good-neighborliness and friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation."
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My Comment: Russians have a long history of not trusting the Chinese .... but today's world is different. Everything is now based on economics .... and for the Chinese and Russian relationship this revolves around oil and resources.
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