The China-Russia Entente and the Korean Peninsula
NBR Special Report no. 78

The China-Russia Entente and the Korean Peninsula

by Jaewoo Choo, Youngjun Kim, Artyom Lukin, and Elizabeth Wishnick
March 29, 2019

Driven by common dissatisfaction with real or perceived Western constraints on their geopolitical ambitions, China and Russia have steadily converged in their positions on key strategic issues in Asia. This NBR Special Report seeks to assess the role of these two powers, separately and in coordination, in the interplay of political, security, and economic issues on the Korean Peninsula.