| ID | 160714 |
| Title Proper | Strategic Partnership or Alliance? Sino-Russian Relations from a Constructivist Perspective |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Liu, Ying |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In this article I analyze the China-Russia strategic partnership of cooperation from a constructivist perspective. By employing Wendt's concepts and structures of identity to understand relations between China and Russia, and their relations with other countries, I seek to elucidate the drivers of the current China-Russia partnership and shed light on the reasons why, despite burgeoning ties, the two countries have not established a formal alliance. I argue that both China and Russia are in the process of reconstructing their national identities while also integrating into the international community. There exists an ideational foundation for the China-Russia strategic partnership, but divergent concepts of harmony and honor make China and Russia act differently when interacting with a third party in the international community. I argue that China and Russia are still on the way to forming a shared concept of strategic partnership. Beijing and Moscow are not likely to set an alliance arrangement against a third party in the foreseeable future. |
| `In' analytical Note | Asian Perspectives Vol. 42, No.3; Jul-Sep 2018: p.333-354 |
| Journal Source | Asian Perspectives Vol: 42 No 3 |
| Key Words | National Identity ; Strategic Partnership ; Constructivism ; China-Russia Relations |