Relations between China and Russia after the Fall of the Soviet Union

One country is comparable to the United States of America in terms of world power and prominence. Russia makes their name known beginning in World War 2 (WW2), later in the Korean War, Cold War, and today’s proxy war in the Syria. Russia’s culture, environment, politics, military, and economy do not just make Russia a regional powerhouse, but slowly becoming a region of influential power to surrounding countries with the end state of a global superpower. All the factors that make Russia the powerhouse that it is slowly becoming, highlights the impressive trend that supersedes the previous Soviet Union and past leaders.

During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, China’s position quickly dwindled from being the dominant power in the East to struggling against encroaching Western powers that desired its territories, one of its main opponents being Russia. After the 1917 Russian Revolution, the newly established Bolshevik regime offered to return various territories seized by the Tsarist empire to China, but they failed to deliver on their promises when they seized Outer Mongolia and $2 billion in machinery soon after. This instance, among many others, contributed to hostile Sino-Soviet relations during the twentieth century.

China and Russia are seen as two of the most powerful nations in the world. Their strong military, economy, and large amount of land and population. These two nations have many similarities and differences that effect their relationship and how other nations see them across the globe. One major trait they have in common in their governments political view, communism. Communism was seen as one of the biggest threats to the world once it swallowed China and Russia.

The writer of this article is the professor of China-US relations in Cornell University. So this is a relatively reliable source. I think the relationship between the U.S. and China can also reflect U.S. Attitude towards communism after the cold war. I can use it in the extending of my term

and the Chinese signed a Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship on February 14, 1950. In April 1950,

With World War I, in the 20th-Century geopolitical history named it one of the great watersheds. In result of the expansion of the Soviet Union’s power. It enabled a communist movement to eventually achieve power in China, which marked the decisive shift of power in the world away from the western

Russia being one of the Great Powers had imperialistic strength, Roberts stated, “…conceded to be the Great Powers, exercising more weight than others and with resources able to assure that they would go on doing so.” (Roberts, 78) At a certain point Russia had the third largest territorial size, which gave it a great advantage over China. During a certain time China was acquiring more territory too, however their structure did not allow them to expand as

The intent of this investigation is to evaluate the degree to which Henry Kissinger’s diplomatic actions with China during his position of National Security Advisor and Secretary of State affected the relations between the two world superpowers of the period time between the years of 1969 to 1977, the United States and the Soviet Union. The investigation focuses on the diplomatic talks of Henry Kissinger with officials of both the People’s Republic of China and the Soviet Union, and the triangular diplomacy among the three

Japan and China have been in cold relations ever since the end of World War II. After the war, there was barely any diplomacy to bring together their relation. Not until 1972 Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka of Japan visited China with an official invitation. At the scene, both sides were willing for reconciliation and normalization, result with the Joint Communique between two governments. From that moment on, the (economic) relations of the two nations has been reestablished, encouraged and developed rapidly (China, Japan Joint Communique, 1972). There is an opinion that China’s incredible (economic) developing rate has greatly influenced Japan diplomatic with Beijing since that time. And this essay is going to support this argument with data as well as historical and contemporary context. First, energy requirement is usually critical to the development and modernization of China and the stabilization of Japan. Therefore, variables that related to it can influence both countries’ economic interest, lead to the consideration of policy makers. It is clear that both countries were in need of developing their gas and oil fields. Second, Japanese engagement into China market have changed a lot - Japanese companies and corporations were having decreasing influence on the economy of the client country - led to the need of adjusting investment policies within the government body. Third, China is modernizing and in many ways will be able to surpass Japan in near future. Therefore

In this article the United States and Soviet Union were the main antagonists in the war, and the soviet used covert operations to attack the U.S. using propaganda. These attacks were what made up the Cold War, which was a war involving words, not weapons. People debated whether it was a fight between ideas and foreign power, versus armed forces and military strength. This communist war affected not only the U.S. and Soviet Union but China as well; outbreak happened in 1949, immediately following was a civil war in Korea, which was accompanied by the civil wars in Afghanistan. Throughout the events of the Cold War we see a turn in power struggles, where both parties are, “becoming less concerned with hard power and more concerned with ideology

During Stalin’s times, China became a strong supporter of the Soviet Union’s policies, however when Khrushchev came to power, these relations started to fade. China was getting more radical and Soviet Union was getting toward moderation. China was confident that the socialists had stronger technology than capitalists and needed to move forward to promote world revolution. One of China’s goals was retaking Taiwan from Chiang Kai-Shek and a war in Indochina. When China asked Soviet Union to join them in the adventure in Taiwan, Khrushchev rejected that offer which brought a negative impact on the Soviet relations with China.

Before the nation of Russia became the international powerhouse that we knew as the USSR, it was first the small backwater country, whose economy ran on the use of serfs, Czar 's ruled every aspect, and the chance of growth was limited; however, once the year 1917 came along, the entire aspect of what was to be the Russia nation changed into a very strange and new one, called the United of Soviet Socialist Republics. The Soviet Union was, at one point, second only to the United States of America and had the power to destroy the entire planet with the single acknowledgement of their leader, because of their nuclear capabilities and their political power. The Russian country became the great Communist powerhouse after a great revolution in

The events that have taken place over the past couple of centuries, and more so the past decade, have monumentally impacted the relationship between the United States and China for better and for worse. Today, China and the U.S. have evolved into two of the most elite superpowers in the world, and they classify as some of the most prominent leaders in economics, military, technology, and universal innovation. Currently, the United States is just weeks away from electing their next president, cyber-attacks are being investigated exponentially, and the South China Sea Debate continues to be disputed. The outcomes of all these events will undoubtedly affect the relationship between China and the United States for the next 10 years.

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has become more integrated and willing to cooperate within the global political and economic systems than ever in its history. However, there is growing apprehension in the Asia-Pacific region and the U.S. in regards to the consequences of rising in economic and military power in China. Descriptions about Chinese diplomacy in the policy and scholarly are less positive lately concerning China’s obedience to regional and international rules. There was little debate in the U.S. and elsewhere in regards to whether China was or was not part “the international community.” Scholars and experts in the early 1990s have contended

The history of Sino-Soviet relations can be traced back hundreds of years, starting with the initial Mongol invasion and devastation of the Kievan Rus’ principalities in the mid-thirteenth century. With time, the rise of the Russian Empire and Czarist rule reversed the infrastructural and cultural destruction caused by the Mongol hordes; by the advent of the twentieth century, the reformed Russian state had begun encroaching on Chinese territory while holding a very strong, influential grasp on the slowly collapsing Imperial Chinese regime. However, with the success of the Russian Revolution in 1917, the creation of the Soviet Union, and the institution of a communist government and administration, the nature of