The Diplomat: Washington missed the opportunity to influence the Russian Federation and China
A watershed year for relations between Russia and China was given the role of domestic policy in building " relations of the great powers ", and Washington is already too late to try to influence this Union, writes.
It is known that the partnership Between Moscow and Beijing reached a certain stage of maturity in the field of economy, politics, culture and security, and created a stable institutional mechanisms linking the two powers together. These mechanisms have been established for twenty years and now form the basis of the fact that in 2011 was viewed as a " comprehensive strategic partnership ".
for the first time this term was applied in April 1996 at a conference in Beijing, attended by Chinese leader Jiang Zemin and head of the Russian Federation Boris Yeltsin. After a few days of the end of the summit the heads of China, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan signed an agreement on confidence building in the military field in the border area, which led To the creation of So-called Shanghai five, and then To the Shanghai cooperation organization (SCO). So, the basis for bilateral Sino-Russian relations was established almost at the same time.
at the same time, the United States of America was in the midst of unipolarity " and "aggressive proved" their desires in the European Union and Asia. In September 1996, NATO adopted the "basic principles" for joining the Alliance of countries in Eastern Europe, which caused loud protests from Russia. However, Chinese-American relations have been overshadowed by the crisis in the Taiwan Strait - it peaked in the early winter of 1995, when Washington responded to the missile test China near Taiwan that sent the aircraft carrier group Seven led by the aircraft carrier "Nimitz" (USS Nimitz), Through the Straits of Taiwan. In addition, in early April 1996, as a reaction to the increasing Chinese influence in the region, the United States and Japan agreed on several measures to strengthen their cooperation in the security field. In this context, Jiang Zemin met with Boris Yeltsin at the end of April, says the magazine.
Aggressive policy of bill Clinton in 1996, related to the upcoming elections and ongoing criticism from his Republican opponents, relied on the positioning Democrats as soft power in foreign policy issues. The upcoming elections in Russia also played an important role in explaining the foreign policy of the Yeltsin - President need to come back from China with good news. Fortunately, Jiang Zemin also had high hopes for this summit and Thus, like Yeltsin, was delighted with the course on " strategic partnership ". In the process of the summit, the leaders of the country pairs signed fourteen agreements and he expressed his intention to develop " equitable trust-based partnership focused on strategic cooperation in the 21st century ". The next step was the capital of the summit of 1997, which has been reported to the Joint Declaration of the Russian Federation and people's Republic of China about a multipolar world and the formation of a new international order. The Sino-Russian challenge to the unipolar world has begun.
the publication notes that over the past time period most political scientists argue about the fact that North America should immediately review its policy on Ukraine, because of the actions of States are forcing China and Russia to approach even stronger. However, At this time the head of the United States Barack Obama is nearing the end of his presidential term and unlikely to change their own approach To the Ukrainian question. In addition, the provision of Russia asylum to Edward Snowden, and many other alleged and real grievances still too fresh and not forgotten by the administration of the United States. The journal emphasizes that the analysts are right in saying that Washington must take a step toward Russia to affect relations with China." However, unfortunately, a time when it was possible, long gone, and even if Mrs. Clinton will be at the White house in 2017, it is unlikely that she will return in the distant 1996 ", - reported in the publication.
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