Contents
POLITICS
Yu. Morozov. Central Asia as an Area of Collision of Strategic Interests of the USA, China and Russia
V. Petrovskiy. International and Regional Security Agenda for RIC
E. Safronova. Features of Chinese-African Relations during the Pandemic
V. Portyakov. Chinese Studies in India
ECONOMICS
S. Sazonov, Wang Jingwei. The Role of Chinese Financial Institutions in the Development of the Road Infrastructure of the «Belt and Road» Project
O. Timofeev, S. Titov, F. Sharipov. Prospects for the Development of China’s Oil Industry and the Role of Russia as a Key Supplier
N. Zamaraeva. China-Pakistan: Free Trade Agreement (2006–2019)
THEORY AND METHODOLOGY
G. Toropchin. Asia-Pacific or ITR? Territorial Framework and Semantic Content
HISTORY
Ma Weiyun, Ma Tianjiao. An Analysis of the Causes of the Events in Chinese Eastern Railway between Soviet Union and China in 1929
Hao Jiangdong. A Look at the History of the Training Brigade of the Northeast United Anti-Japanese Army through the Prism of the Soviet-Japanese War
PHILOSOPHY
A. Zabiyako, A. Zabiyako, Zhang Ruyang. Laomaozi, Hodya, Fazan, Tir’da: Images of Mutual Perception of the Chinese and Russians
CULTURE
A. Isaev. The Reflection of Russia and Russian Characters in Modern Chinese Cinema
A. Korobova. The Boxer Rebellion Images in Chinese Fiction
SCIENTIFIC EVENTS
A. Polenova, M. Kalmykova. Labor Party of Korea – the 75th Anniversary
BOOK REVIEW
E. Rumyantsev. Painful Transition from «Old» to «New» China [Book Review: History of China from Ancient Times to the Beginning of the XXI Century. Volume VIII. People’s Republic of China (1949-1976). Moscow: “Nauka” Publishers, 2017 / Ed. in Chief. Doctor of History Yu. Galenovich. 821 p.].
E. Ikonnikova. We are Building Our Happiness. Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands in the Picture Story of G. Sokolov / Sakhalin Ministry of Culture and Archives. — Voronezh, 2019. 240 p.: ill.
SCHOLAR JUBILEE
Vladimir Vyacheslavovich Malyavin — 70 Years
Anniversary of Victoria Gennadievna Sharonova
Abstract
Morozov Yu.V. Central Asia as an Area of Collision of Strategic Interests of the USA, China and Russia
In XXI century Central Asia began to play an increasing role in the political and economic spheres of Eurasia. However, its further development is hindered by negative factors affecting the economy of Central Asian countries, their inter-State relations and the security in the region. In addition to these, there is the political and economic struggle growing in Central Asia between the USA on one hand and China and Russia on the other, as well as between other non-regional actors that were involved in the regional processes in order to ensure a favorable position in the struggle for region’s energy resources and transport corridors, leading into Europe and Asia Pacific. The author`s conclusions point to the significance of this region for US, China, and Russia`s interests, as well as the importance of their policies and strategies in Central Asia.
Petrovskiy V.E. International and Regional Security Agenda for RIC
The foundation of the dialogue and consultation mechanism of Russia-India-China (RIC) is a broad match and/or proximity of views of the respective countries on the key current issues, including security problems. The main global tendencies and challenges, situation in the Asia Pacific, in Central Asia and Afghanistan, and in the hot spots, are in the focus of the trilateral dialogue.
The RIC agenda includes strategic stability, the system of arms control and the new formula of nuclear non-proliferation, joint countering the threat of international terrorism and other non-traditional challenges and security threats, as well as prospects of political-military cooperation in the RIC format, i.e. promotion of the cooperation security concept, military transparency and confidence-building measures, joint military exercises, regional security system in the Persian Gulf, cybersecurity, etc.
Safronova E.I. Features of Chinese-African Relations during the Pandemic
The article examines how the COVID 19 pandemic affects the current state of Chinese-African relations. Difficulties which the dialogue of the parties goes through, in particular in the aspect of Africa’s indebtedness exacerbated by the coronavirus crisis, are described too. The paper also reveals the impact that the pandemic may have on the implementation of the «Belt and road» initiative in its African part. The issue of China’s «soft power» in Africa is touched upon in the light of the adverse consequences of COVID 19 in the sphere of humanitarian relations.
Portyakov V.Ya. Chinese Studies in India
For the first time in the Russian scientific literature, the main directions and features of Chinese research in India are considered. The reasons for the high activity of Indian sinologists are shown, and the leading centers of Chinese studies in the country are characterized. The main forms of research work are analyzed: regular weekly seminars, lectures, annual all-India conferences, special forums on China with the support of the K. Adenauer Foundation. The subjects of analytical notes and occasional reports, the magazine «China Report» are considered. The main Indian monographs on China published in recent years are presented. As a concrete example, we analyze the publications of one of the leading Indian sinologists, Srikanth Kondapalli, and his approach to Indian-Chinese relations. Insufficient attention of Indian scientists to Russian-Chinese relations has been revealed.
Sazonov S.L., Wang Jingwei. The Role of Chinese Financial Institutions in the Development of the Road Infrastructure of the «Belt and Road» Project
In recent years, the issues of integration processes in the field of road transport development’s financing diversification, aimed at the unification of the road networks of the PRC and the countries, participating in the «belt and road» megaproject and creating the new contours of the Eurasian region, have become particularly relevant. The active participation of leading Chinese financial institutions, the creation of the Asian infrastructure investment Bank and various funds aimed at building road networks in neighboring countries allow China to develop the economy of the Western provinces, generate a multiplier effect in neighboring Chinese industries, and stimulate the growth of China’s foreign trade. This, in turn, activates the economic development of the project’s participating countries, contributes to strengthening of transport integration at the regional and sub-regional levels, and provides them with independent access to new world markets.
Timofeev O.A., Titov S.A., Sharipov F.F. Prospects for the Development of China’s Oil Industry and the Role of Russia as a Key Supplier
Long-term plans for China energy system development, involving an increase in the role of non-fossil energy resources, and the medium-term reduction in oil consumption due to the COVID-crisis, raise the questions about the role of the Chinese oil industry and the role of Russia as a key importer of oil to China. The authors analyze long-, medium- and short-term trends in the production, refining and consumption of oil by China, using current data from primary sources. The authors conclude that China’s oil industry is restoring its oil consumption and imports. In the long run, despite the transition to green energy, the role and volume of oil consumption will grow until 2035 and then stabilize by 2050. This creates good opportunities for Russia, as one of the main suppliers of oil to China, but at the same time it will intensify competition between world oil producers.
Zamaraeva N.A. China-Pakistan: Free Trade Agreement (2006–2019)
The article is devoted to the current status of the CPEC project — an integral part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Toropchin G.V. Asia-Pacific or ITR? Territorial Framework and Semantic Content
The article deals with the definitions of such terms as «Asia Pacific» and «Indo-Pacific» as well as their usage. The author considers several levels of rhetoric: scholastic and official in the first place. The paper draws a comparative analysis of how both attributes are used in the social and political scholarly texts along with government documents and speeches made by officials. The work has been conducted on based of extensive material in different languages, including oriental ones. Special attention is paid to the discourse of the countries that have been actively promoting the term «Indo-Pacific» lately.
Ma Weiyun, Ma Tianjiao. An Analysis of the Causes of the Events in Chinese Eastern Railway between Soviet Union and China in 1929
In 1929 there was armed conflict in Chinese Eastern Railway between the Soviet Union and China which shook China and the world. After the conflict, Chinese Eastern Railway returned to its original state. From an objective point of view, China’s seeking to reclaim sovereignty of Chinese Eastern Railway was the fundamental reason of the incident of Chinese Eastern Railway. From the perspective of foreign policy of the National Government of the Republic of China, the incident of Chinese Eastern Railway was the inevitable result of Chiang Kaishek’s anti-soviet and anti-communist policies. From the angle of the factional struggle within the Kuomintang, Chiang Kaishek used Zhang Xueliang as a check on local power, and the incident of Chinese Eastern Railway could divert domestic attention. From a subjective point of view, Zhang Xueliang’s misjudgment of the situation of the domestic situation was the important reason of the incident of Chinese Eastern Railway. In addition, the great economic interest of the Chinese Eastern Railway was attractive to the financially strained Nanjing government, and to local authority in the northeast of China, China used the issue of «White Guard of Russia» against the Soviet regime and so on, they were also also the factors that can not be ignored that lead to the contradiction and conflicts between the Soviet Union and China.
Hao Jiangdong. A Look at the History of the Training Brigade of the Northeast United Anti-Japanese Army through the Prism of the Soviet-Japanese War
The training brigade of the Northeast United Anti-Japanese Army (also known as the «88th Separate Rifle Brigade of the Far Eastern Front») was created in August 1942. The bulk of the Chinese and Korean officers and soldiers of the «Northeast United Anti-Japanese Army» border in the Far East around 1940. After its creation, most of the time the training brigade was on the territory of the Soviet Union for political and military training. During this period, she returned to Northeast China in the form of small military groups, which were engaged in carrying out information and reconnaissance work and solving other tasks for the Soviet Far Eastern Front and the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs. Since the beginning of the Soviet-Japanese war, the leadership of the Far Eastern Front intended to bring the training brigade into the war, but Japan announced its surrender before the brigade had time to enter hostilities. In September 1945, the leadership of the Far Eastern Front ordered Zhou Baozhong and Kim Il Sung to lead the Chinese and Korean part of the soldiers in the Training Brigade and return to Northeast China and the occupation zones of the USSR in Korea, respectively, to help Soviet troops maintain order on these territories.
Zabiyako A.A., Zabiyako A.P., Zhang Ruyang. Laomaozi, Hodya, Fazan, Tir’da: Images of Mutual Perception of the Chinese and Russians
The article presents the history of the emergence, existence and evolution of local ethnonyms as images of the mutual perception of Russians and Chinese. The genesis and changes in the semantics of these concepts reflect the complex processes of interethnic contacts and mutual perception of the Russian and Chinese populations on the territory of the Far East, Amur and Priargunsky District during the late XIX — mid XX centuries, as well as the ethnic identification of the descendants of Russian-Chinese marriages in Trekhrechye (Sanhe).
The empirical basis of the study are the materials of field studies of the ethnolocal group of the Russian Trekhrechye and Amur region.
Isaev A.S. The Reflection of Russia and Russian Characters in Modern Chinese Cinema
The article deals with the problems of the Russian-Chinese joint film production that have emerged in recent years. One of such problems is the stereotyping of Russia and China, as well as their people. Such an approach causes great reputational damage to both countries. The author analyzes the causes of the cliches and stereotypes about people and countries and concludes that it is necessary to eliminate social biases through cooperation.
Korobova A.N. The Boxer Rebellion Images in Chinese Fiction
The paper investigates the topic of the Boxers Rebellion (1898–1901) in the Chinese literature, as in late Qing novels, as in contemporary literature. In particular, «The tanci of the national calamity of 1900» (1901) written by Li Baojia, “Sea of Woe” (1906) by Wu Woyao, “Divine fist” (1963) by Lao She and several novels by Feng Jicai are analyzed in order to trace different approaches to the Boxers, to the Imperial Court and to the foreign armies and international military intervention.
Feng Jicai`s first historical novels, in particular “Yihequan” (1977, co-written with Li Dingxing) and “The Miraculous Lamp” (1979) are focused on the Boxers rebellion in Tianjin, they represent the concept of public revenge as upholding of moral justice. His story “The Miraculous Braid” though describes magical beliefs as the core of the Boxers ideology. The last novel, “Monocular Telescope” (2018) also describes events in Tianjin that have been occurred during the Boxers rebellion, but it is very different from the previous two. It can be treated as an example of Sino-western cultural clash.