NATIONAL INTERESTS OF CHINA AND RUSSIA IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANISATION
https://doi.org/10.18384/2224-0209-2022-3-1121
Abstract
Aim. Assessing the national interests of the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation in the context of their participation in the development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
Methodology. Comparative analysis and descriptive method were chosen as the main research methods, which were used to express the specifics as well as similarities and differences in the national interests of China and Russia within the framework of participation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The role of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization as a multifaceted organization in the international space is assessed and the possibilities of Russia and China are forecasted.
Results. Based on the analysis of periodicals and Internet sources, the conclusion was made that a huge role in the success and effectiveness of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization belongs to two countries: China and Russia. The directions of the partnership between these states, as well as the current situation at the present stage of SCO development, point to problems based on the different objectives of the Russian Federation and the China and the potential for competition between the two countries for world supremacy.
Research implications. The results of the study consist in the systematization of knowledge on the issues of SCO development.
About the Author
Huo DongRussian Federation
Postgraduate Student, Department of Comparative Political Science, Lomonosov Moscow State University
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