Perfect Imbalance: China and Russia seeks to answer one of the most important outstanding questions in twenty-first century politics: how close are Vladimir Putin's Russia and Xi Jinping's China?
This book examines the current China–Russia partnership from several perspectives: what Putin's and Xi's public statements and their respective foreign policy establishments say about the relationship between the two countries; how the two establishments frame their tangible cooperation on matters such as security, the Arctic, space, and international relations with other Eurasian countries; the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on Sino–Russian relations.
Perfect Imbalance: China and Russia argues that although Russia has not pivoted towards China, and although there is no official Sino–Russian alliance in sight, the relationship will continue to grow and expand in search for a perfect imbalance.
'This is an excellent and timely book on one of the most important relationships in the world today. Una Aleksandra Bērziņa-Čerenkova's approach is fresh and distinctive, and focuses on less researched areas of the Sino–Russian partnership — the Arctic, Central Asia, the India factor, relations with Vietnam, and space. Her conclusion, that the partnership is defined by a 'perfect imbalance', is a welcome corrective to the melodramatic narratives that have become popular in recent times.'
Bobo Lo
IFRI, France/Lowy Institute, Australia/CEPA, USA
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