Few relationships have been as misunderstood as the "strategic partnership" between Russia and China. This book aims to cut through the mythmaking and examine the Sino-Russian partnership on its own merits. It also analyzes the global implications of rapprochement between Moscow and Beijing, focusing on the Russia-China-US triangularism.

Their relationship reflects a new geopolitics, one that eschews formal alliances in favour of more flexible and opportunistic arrangements. Ultimately, it is an axis of convenience driven by cold-eyed perceptions of the national interest. In evaluating the current state and future prospects of the relationship, Bobo Lo assesses its impact on the evolving strategic environments in Central and East Asia. He also analyzes the global implications of rapprochement between Moscow and Beijing, focusing in particular on the geopolitics of energy and Russia-China-U.S. triangularism.