title: Russia’s Energy Foray into Asia : Implications for U.S. Interests
abstract: &lt;p&gt;\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;\n\t\t\t&lt;div&gt;\n\t\t\t\t&lt;div&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t&lt;p&gt;China and Russia are forging closer ties to build a “multipolar world” and challenge what\nthey lament as U.S. unilateralism. Energy ties are the backbone of this evolving economic\npartnership: China has become Russia’s main source of funds and its single biggest energy\ncustomer. Yet this essay argues that recent developments do not indicate the formation\nof a true strategic partners
journal: Leiden Repository (Leiden University)