title: The Sino-Russian Partnership and Its Impact on U.S. Policy toward Russia
abstract: The Sino-Russian Partnership and Its Impact on U.S. Policy toward Russia Angela Stent (bio) During the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, candidate Donald Trump suggested that it was important for the United States to improve relations with Russia because closer ties might induce Moscow to join Washington in pressuring Beijing to change its policies. In 2015, he had said, “I think [Putin’s] dislike of President Obama is so intense, that it really has affected the whole relationship. We’ve driven t
journal: Asia policy