29. Russia-China relations: Strategic intimacy or soft competition? - with Alexey Muraviev

Russia-China relations have a complex history. Recently, with the Trump administration’s hardening China policy, often contradictory Russia policy, and perceived abandonment of US allies and partners, Russia and China appear closer than ever. Where do their interests converge and diverge? Is their relationship characterised by ‘strategic intimacy’, ‘soft competition’, or both? Alexey Muraviev, Associate Professor of National Security and Strategic Studies at Curtin University, joins Bob Carr, Director of the Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI) at the University of Technology Sydney to discuss the development of Russia-China relations and the implications for the Indo-Pacific region.