Rapprochement or Rivalry?

The emerging relationship between China and Russia is perhaps the most important force redefining international relations in post-Cold War Asia. In the past five years, Russia and China have built a ""strategic partnership aimed at the 21st century,"" a development that deeply worries some Western observers and puzzles others.

Relatia emergenta dintre China si Rusia este probabil cea mai importanta forta de redefinire a relatiilor internationale din Asia post-razboi rece. In ultimii cinci ani, Rusia si China au construit un "" parteneriat strategic care vizeaza secolul 21 "," o dezvoltare care ii ingrijoreaza profund pe unii observatori occidentali si ii descurca pe altii.