China opts for optimism in 2021 Russian security strategy reading

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    A startling feature of the Russian Federation’s recently released National Security Strategy is the palpable lowering of the status of China. The reaction from official PRC outlets has, however, been to praise the Strategy for its turn towards the Asia-Pacific. MERICS European China Policy Fellow Una Aleksandra Bērziņa-Čerenkova explores the motivations behind China’s optimistic reading of the document.

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    China opts for optimism in 2021 Russian security strategy reading

    Period31 Aug 2021

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    Field of Science

    • 5.6 Political science