This paper examines political and economic dimensions of the Russia-China relationship, with an emphasis on Russia … occupies an important place in China's BRI. The current relationship between the two great Eurasian powers can be characterized … be dominated by China, as well as the Kremlin's insistence on status equality with China. In recent years there has been …

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has generated a new discourse of political risks, which has emerged at the same … time as rising geopolitical contest between the United States and China. While some risks, such as claimed “debt traps …