Russia-China relations (21st Century Crisis)

Russo-Chinese relations are the bilateral relations between the United Russian Republics and the People's Republic of China and are a continuation of Sino-Soviet relations.

Russia and China are currently considered the two main superpowers in the Eastern Hemisphere, and the greatest threats to American domination. Both nations are political, military and economic allies. Russia is the main provider of electricity to northern China, as well as Mongolia and Manchuria,

Formal relations commenced in 1992, via the Treaty of Friendship, ending the First Cold War-era hostilities between China and the Soviet Union. However, Kazakhstan re-joining the Soviet Union caused another major friction between the two powers.

In 2000, China recognized the name-change of the Soviet Union back to Russia under Vladimir Zhirinovsky.