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Russian Prime Minister Visits China

Dmitri Trenin, Feng Shaolei TV/Radio Broadcast October 13, 2011 China Radio International's People In the Know

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The balance in Sino-Russian economic relations has shifted heavily in favor of the Chinese, and Moscow’s long-term strategy toward China will likely seek to make their relationship more equal.

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On the China Radio International, Carnegie Moscow Center’s Dmitri Trenin spoke about Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s trip to China in the context of evolving Sino-Russian relations. He was joined by Feng Shaolei, director of the Center for Russian Studies at East China Normal University.

Trenin pointed out that over the last several decades, the economic balance between the two nations has shifted heavily in favor of the Chinese. Whereas Russia was once an exporter of technology and machinery to its Asian neighbor, now the tables have turned, with Russian exports consisting mostly of raw materials. This worries Moscow, Trenin said. Indeed, as China invests in Russia’s Far East, Trenin posited that the Kremlin will be weary of “overexposure” to Chinese labor and investment, reluctant to leave itself vulnerable. Trenin argued that Moscow’s long-term strategy toward China will likely seek to make their relationship more equal.

Trenin recognized that China is an important economic and political partner for Russia, but Moscow is also seeking other partners in the region. While China, for example, is the key energy consumer in the region, Russia would benefit greatly from diversifying its energy exports to other major economies such as Japan and South Korea. All in all, Trenin assessed the relationship as good, but not exactly where the Russians would like it.

Source: http://carnegie.ru/2011/10/13/russian-prime-minister-visits-china/at4i

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