Join the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy for a panel discussion on recent developments in China-Russia relations and their implications for the United States.

While U.S.-China and U.S.-Russia relations have steadily deteriorated, China-Russia cooperation has grown in its stead. On the heels of the contentious U.S.-China Alaska summit, Chinese and Russian foreign ministers met in Guilin to discuss bilateral cooperation on a range of issues and even published a joint statement promoting a shared vision for global governance.

However, it is unclear to what extent Russian and Chinese interests will continue to converge. Although both nations have found a common adversary in the United States, any divergence of Russian or Chinese interests could create roadblocks to the two countries’ warming relations. Given China’s increasing economic and political clout, how will Russia manage the relationship in a way that concurrently maintains cooperation with China and protects its own national interests? Will China continue to view Russia as a security and economic partner? And how does the United States view and approach strong China-Russia ties?

Speakers

Paul Haenle, Maurice R. Greenberg Director's Chair at the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center

Andrew Weiss, James Family Chair and Vice President for Studies at the Carnegie Endowment

Guan Guihai, Associate Professor and Executive Vice President of the Institute of International and Strategic Studies at Peking University

Vita Spivak, Analyst at Control Risk