Sino-Russian energy cooperation in the post-Cold War (2000-2021)
Journal: Estudos Internacionais Revista de Relações Internacionais da PUC Minas
Year: 2024

This article aims to analyze Sino-Russian energy cooperation. Energy cooperation is the cornerstone in the relations between Russia and China. The Russian interest in this cooperation is to assure demand for the country’s energy exports, to acquire investment capital, and to benefit from Chinese labour. On the Chinese side, the aim has been to obtain access to Russian natural resources and to invest surplus capital. Despite the overlap in supply and demand, as well as the geographical proximity,