Since its establishment in 1949, the People's Republic of China (PRC) has viewed itself as an underdeveloped country … continue to insist China is a developing country. In the initial stages of reform and opening, China's relations with the … developed world were shaped by its desire to expand trade and attract investment. In the 1990s, China increased its attention to …

"China and Russia are perceived as major, long-term competitors with the United States. Since 2014, China and Russia … relationship, the potential future of cooperation between China and Russia, the impact of the Chinese-Russian relationship on the … cooperation between China and Russia are the declining relative power of the United States and the persistent perceived threat …