From Disagreement to Agreement

—On Russia's Strategic Adjustment and Choice under the "One Belt and One Road" Initiative

                                      Yang Chuang

Abstract: Since the 1990s until the early 21st century, the Sino-Russian cooperation in the economic and trade fields has been moving forward, yet it is not enough to reflect the level of the political relations between the two countries. With the deepening of their relations, Russia's suspicion over China's development has gradually weakened. After 2013, a mechanism concerning the regular meeting between the heads of state and government of the two countries has been established, which helps to promote the smooth development of Sino-Russian relations and also contributes to the rapid development of Sino-Russian economic and trade relations. In May 2014, President Putin made it clear that Russia supports China's "One Belt and One Road" initiative. In April 2015, the Russian government announced it will join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. The decisions were made partly out of the strategic consideration of the situation, and partly based on Russia’s development need to shift its economic focus toward the eastern region. The Chinese and Russian economies are highly complementary. With a stable comprehensive strategic partnership, they can continue to promote close cooperation in technology, military industry, agriculture, forest industry, and energy.

Keywords: the "One Belt and One Road" initiative, Sino-Russia relations, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, comprehensive strategic partnership, new-type International relations

楊闖，外交學院教授、博導，中國俄羅斯東歐中亞學會理事。研究方向為國際關系史、國際關系理論、蘇俄外交、當代國際政治、外交學。主要著作有《近代國際關系史綱》《從阿爾巴特街到西伯利亞》（譯著）、《跨世紀的中國外交》《外交學概論》等。