China and the World: Russia’s ‘Slow’ Move Eastwards, with Alexander Gabuev

As China increases its power and moves westwards, Russia is looking more to the East. The Soviet Union and newly communist China were, at a time, very close. In recent years and especially since the 2014 annexation of Crimea, the countries have intensified their relationship. The Sino-Russia relationship is more than a partnership, but less than an alliance as both countries share an ideology based on the notion of sovereignty. Your host: Nico Luchsinger, Co-Executive Director, Asia Society SwitzerlandSpeaker: Alexander Gabuev, Senior Fellow and Chair of the Russia in the Asia-Pacific Program, the Carnegie Moscow CenterProduction: Denise Staubli, Program Manager, Asia Society SwitzerlandShow notes:Asia Society Switzerland Webcast with Alexander Gabuev Sino-Russian Relations: A Threat for the West?, April, 2020 Latest analysis by Alexander GabuevCGTN article Timeline: Highlights of China-Russia ties in the past 70 years by Zhou Jingnan