Strategic Partnership between Russia and China from 2000 to 2011: Reaffirming Multipolarity, Regional Security and Economic Cooperation

Between 2000 and 2011, Russia and China bolstered their strategic partnership. Their principal motive is a shared lack of trust in the United States, since Washington's global strategy has fostered a growing sense of being under threat from both countries. Political convergence (on a bilateral level and in international organizations, especially the un) and military collaboration have been the two most important manifestations of this reinforcement of China-Russia links. To this may be added cooperation on regional security matters (in Central Asia and the Pacific Rim countries) and the notable increase in trade and financial transactions between the two nations.