2018 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
New Developments in Sino-Russian Relations: Comprehensive Research on Strategic Partnership
| Project/Area Number |
15H03319
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
International relations
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| Research Institution | Hokkaido University |
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Principal Investigator |
Wolff David 北海道大学, スラブ・ユーラシア研究センター, 教授 (60435948)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
石井 明 東京大学, 大学院総合文化研究科, 名誉教授 (10012460)
岩下 明裕 北海道大学, スラブ・ユーラシア研究センター, 教授 (20243876)
中地 美枝 北海道大学, スラブ・ユーラシア研究センター, 共同研究員 (90567067)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
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| Keywords | alliance / China / Russia / borders / economics / politics / diplomacy / history |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This research project collected data on areas of Russo-Chinese cooperation and friction in order to evaluate the chances for rapprochement or even alliance in the next ten years under the Putin and Xi leaderships. In coordination with the National Institute for the Humanities Northeast Asia project, a symposium was held in Sapporo in summer 2018 on “Northeast Asia’s Faultline: One Hundred Years of Sino/Russian/Soviet Competitive Cooperation.” Papers are being edited for a special issue of Eurasian Border Review.
The most important analytical result of this project is the conclusion that despite China’s caution about getting too close to Russia, Moscow’s steady support on key issues has led, in a very short time, to the US shift from thinking of Russia as the main enemy to a new and unfriendly focus on China. Although China appears to hold the strong hand, Russia’s long-term interest of pitting the US against the PRC has made progress.
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| Free Research Field |
国際関係
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
This research is important for understanding the dynamics of Japan’s two largest neighbors on the Asian continent. Both of them have complicated contemporary relations with Japan, as well as well-honed historical disagreements.
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