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China has proposed a number of integration concepts that are compatible with the interests of Russia but contradict efforts by the United States to maintain a unipolar world order under its hegemony. The author’s aim is to assess the pluses and minuses of RF and PRC integration projects in Eurasia, identify the obstacles standing in the way of their execution, and find ways of eliminating existing problems.

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In January 2016, a new stage of reforming the command and control system of the armed forces began in China. This author examines redistribution of powers among the heads of the armed forces command and control system.

POLITICS Cooperation Between the Mass Media of Russia and China: History, Problems, and ProspectsA. Isayev China and Japan: The Battle for the Resources and Islands of the East China SeaA. Polutov Vietnam’s Approaches to Developing Relations with the United StatesM. Terskikh The Military Security Policy of Japan Under Shinzo Abe: New TendenciesD. Streltsov ECONOMICS The […]

The author analyzes the lobbyism of U.S. interests in China and the counterlobbyism of Chinese interests in the U.S. in its executive and legislative bodies. Special attention is paid to the reciprocal coordination of these interests and mechanisms with whose help the Chinese authorities are trying to influence the adoption of political decisions in the U.S. Congress and presidential administration. Concrete examples of the interaction between American and Chinese lobbyists are cited.

THEORY AND METHODOLOGY Evolution and Peculiarities of China’s Foreign Relations in East AsiaV. Portyakov POLITICS Northeast Asia in China’s Current Foreign Policy StrategyA. Voloshina Chinese Lobbyism in the U.S.A.D. Grafov China, U.S.A., and Russia Between Cooperation and RivalryA. Davydov The PRC and Europe: Multilateral Cooperation StructureA. Vinogradov China’s Changing Sentiments Toward Iraqi Kurdistan N. Mossaki […]

The article examines the prospects for creating an Asia-Pacific Free Trade Area (APFTA), a Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), and a Transpacific Partnership (TPP). Russia’s participation in negotiations to create a free trade zone and in integration projects in the Asia-Pacific Region is determined by its long-term geoeconomic and geopolitical interests. The latter may be considered the more relevant of the two. They are important not only for Russia’s participation in Asia-Pacific economic integration but for promoting Eurasian integration within the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

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The authors discuss the major advantages of overland routes running across Russian territory and look at outside and domestic obstacles hindering integration of the Russian transportation network into the system of international transit corridors. They also consider the likely ways and options available for integrating the Russian Federation into the international transportation system and expanding its involvement in international freight traffic between the APR and European countries.