Vostok’s Weak Optics Reveal Russia and China’s Fractured Relationship
Emily Ferris and Veerle Nouwens
21 September 20189 Minute Read
The joint Russia–China Vostok exercises demonstrated some military cooperation between the two. However, the more significant event was the concomitant Eastern Economic Forum, an investment forum hosted in Russia’s Far East. Amid a depressed economy, Russia is attempting to encourage Chinese investment in the Far East, but many deals with China have fallen through and large-scale investment is unlikely to be forthcoming.
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WRITTEN BY
Emily Ferris
Senior Research Fellow, Russian and Eurasian Security
International Security
Veerle Nouwens
External Author | Former RUSI Senior Research Fellow, Asia-Pacific
