THE ROLE OF CHINA AND RUSSIA IN THE ASIAN-PACIFIC REGION AND TRENDS IN CHINESE-RUSSIAN RELATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE UKRAINIAN CRISIS

Abstract

Aim. To study the role of China and Russia in the Asia-Pacific region and trends in the development of Sino-Russian relations in the context of the Ukrainian crisis. Research objective is to explain the current political interaction between China and Russia, to analyze the strategic goals of China, Russia and the United States in the Asia-Pacific region, and also to interpret the perception of China and Russia of the global political situation in the context of the Ukrainian crisis, especially in the Asia-Pacific region, in order to generalize the role of China and Russia in this region and the trends of Sino-Russian relations in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.Methodology. Methods of comparative analysis of data contained in various sources, such as the literature method of research and content analysis, were applied. The methodological basis of the work is the empirical method of research.Results. Based on the analysis of the literature and the media, it was concluded that Russia plays an indispensable role in maintaining security and strategic stability in the Asia-Pacific region, and China has a decisive influence on the political, economic and security spheres of the Asia-Pacific region. At the same time, in the context of the Ukrainian crisis, Sino-Russian relations will continue to be based on national strategic interests and will hardly change due to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and the EU and USA provocations.Research implications. The materials of the article are new and correspond to current political hotspots, they have an auxiliary reference effect for relevant researchers.