What Can Asia and Russia Give Each Other?
On December 7, 2021, the third session of the Valdai Discussion Club 12th Asian Conference was held. The session, titled “What Can Asia and Russia Give Each Other?”, was open for media. Over the past twelve years, Russia's policy in Asia has been developing in the paradigm of integration with the regional market and increasing the level of political presence. However, the turn to the East has now slowed down even as economic relations with China are on the rise. The problem for Russia is determining its own contribution to Asian stability and development. The problem for Asian countries is the uncertainty of what can be expected from Russia and what its contribution could be. Has Russia reached the limits of its turn towards Asia? What can Russia offer regional partners in the new conditions and what can they offer it? Speakers: Victoria Panova, Vice-President for International Relations at the Far Eastern Federal University; Le Trung Kien, Assistant Director General, Director of the Center for Development and Security Studies, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (online); Feng Shaolei, Director of the Centre for Russian Studies; Director of the Centre for Co-development with Neighbouring Countries, East China Normal University (online); Taisuke Abiru, Senior Research Fellow, Sasakawa Peace Foundation (online); Moderator: Yana Leksyutina, Professor, School of International Relations, Saint-Petersburg State University.
On December 7, 2021, the third session of the Valdai Discussion Club 12th Asian Conference was held. The session, titled “What Can Asia and Russia Give Each Other?”, was open for media. Over the past twelve years, Russia's policy in Asia has been developing in the paradigm of integration with the regional market and increasing the level of political presence. However, the turn to the East has now slowed down even as economic relations with China are on the rise. The problem for Russia is determining its own contribution to Asian stability and development. The problem for Asian countries is the uncertainty of what can be expected from Russia and what its contribution could be. Has Russia reached the limits of its turn towards Asia? What can Russia offer regional partners in the new conditions and what can they offer it? Speakers: Victoria Panova, Vice-President for International Relations at the Far Eastern Federal University; Le Trung Kien, Assistant Director General, Director of the Center for Development and Security Studies, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (online); Feng Shaolei, Director of the Centre for Russian Studies; Director of the Centre for Co-development with Neighbouring Countries, East China Normal University (online); Taisuke Abiru, Senior Research Fellow, Sasakawa Peace Foundation (online); Moderator: Yana Leksyutina, Professor, School of International Relations, Saint-Petersburg State University.