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As a result of the “shale revolution,” the U.S. could emerge as a liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter. APR countries, major LNG importers − Japan and South Korea included, became a premium market for its commercialization. Due to economic factors of U.S. LNG projects, the U.S. has determined the trend of LNG trade development in the region, and its political leaders intend to use the exports for providing “energy dominance” of the U.S. The aim of this article is to appreciate the prospects of transforming LNG exports into a tool of economic and political influence of the U.S. in the APR.

This article examines the history of relations between Russian and Chinese theater. Features of the two countries’ intercultural interaction are highlighted. The author presents a detailed chronicle of presentations of Russian and Soviet classics on the Chinese stage. Special attention is given to the ties between the Russian Far East theater troupes and their Chinese counterparts.

THE RUSSIAN-CHINESE FRIENDSHIP ASSOCIATION Russia-China Friendship Association Turns 60V. Putin Congratulatory Message from Xi Jinping on the Occasion of the Russia-China Friendship Association’s 60th Anniversary Xi Jinping Russia-China Friendship Association: Sixty YearsG.V. Kulikova ECONOMICS Economic Activity of Chinese Living in Countries along the 21st Century Maritime Silk RoadA.V. Afonasyeva Food Security in China and Russia’s Agricultural […]

Another North Korean nuclear test and the launching of intercontinental ballistic missiles have marked an end of the period of ambiguity, when great powers could think that the nuclear problem of the Korean Peninsula would be resolved as a matter of course. In the existing situation, North Korea, the U.S.A., the PRC, Russia, South Korea, and Japan are faced with a difficult choice.

ROUND TABLE Current Problems of Russia-China Relations POLITICS The East Asian Vector of BRICS InterestsYe. Safronova Choice or Deferred Choice?G. Toloraya The 2017 Presidential Election in Mongolia: Foreign Policy AspectsV. Rodionov, D. Burayev Certain Aspects and Development Prospects for China-Japan RelationsXing Yuanyuan ECONOMICS The Development of Manufacturing Technologies in China: Problems, Results, and Challenges, Based […]

Under President Donald Trump, the United States will continue to follow a policy of global hegemony under the slogan “America First,” primarily to its own advantage. This applies to both Russo-American and Sino-American relations.

ROUND TABLE Round Table at the Far Eastern Affairs Editorial Office on the Preparations for the CPC 19th CongressYe. Khazanov POLITICS Outlook for US Policy in Relations with China and RussiaYu. Morozov Results of the Russia-India-China Forum in New Delhi, and Current Tasks of the RIC FormatS. Uyanayev ECONOMICS Certain Aspects of China’s History and […]

December 11, 2016 marked the 15th anniversary of China becoming a member of the World Trade Organization. According to the Chinese, this date is grounds for automatically granting China the status of a country with a market economy. What has changed in relations between China and the countries of the European Union since that date, and what is behind the European countries’ hesitation to grant China this status? How are the results of the referendum in Great Britain influencing relations between China and the European Union? What are the prospects for the European Union and the United States concluding a Transatlantic Partnership trade agreement, and how will China’s position in Europe be affected as a result? These questions and others are examined in this work.

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The author describes the history of creating nuclear weapons in the PRC and discloses the essence of its present nuclear doctrine. He also characterizes in detail the Missile Forces of the People’s Liberation Army of China and makes certain conclusions concerning the development prospects of the PRC armed forces.