Foreign Policy Research Institute A Nation Must Think Before it Acts FPRI’s Jacqueline Deal Participates in ChinaFile Conversation on the Possibility of a Sino-Russian Pact

FPRI’s Jacqueline Deal Participates in ChinaFile Conversation on the Possibility of a Sino-Russian Pact

FPRI’s Jacqueline Deal Participates in ChinaFile Conversation on the Possibility of a Sino-Russian Pact


Jacqueline Deal“China has extended critical financial support to Russia in the wake of the Ukraine-related sanctions. But one wonders what Beijing has asked for, and received, in return. China’s tough bargaining on energy deals reduced Russian profit margins, and energy is now cheap anyway. Has Russia offered up its best aircraft, air defense systems, or undersea capabilities in exchange for Chinese cash? If so, Putin has made a short-term accommodation that could come back to haunt Russia in the medium to long term.”

Read the full conversation here.