title: A wary embrace: what the China–Russia relationship means for the world
abstract: China and Russia's deepening relationship has provoked a wide range of views on its significance, prospects and implications for the West. Bobo Lo's concise and highly readable book offers a timely and thorough review of the issues and arguments. Until almost the end, its view is consistent and unequivocal: reports of the birth of the Sino-Russian alliance are greatly exaggerated. Lo acknowledges the case for ‘authoritarian entente’ based on shared resistance to a United States-led international
journal: International Affairs