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Author : K. Dolgov
Professor, Doctor of Science (Philosophy)
THERE HAS JUST SEEN THE LIGHT yet another
book by the Director of the Institute of the Far East,
Academician Mikhail Titarenko, "Russia and China: A
Strategic Partnership and the Challenges of Our Time,"
in which - as always - he examines fundamental issues
of the political, economic, social and cultural develop-
ment of the People's Republic of China, its place and
significance in the modern world, as well as the relations
between China and Russia.
What engages our attention is that the trustful strategic partnership plays a pivotal role in economic
relations between China and Russia, especially in developing the economy of Siberia and the Russian
Far East, in addressing topical security issues in the Asia-Pacific region, etc.
Mikhail Titarenko examines in detail the positions and roles of Russia and China in RIC and BRICS.
He primarily singles out the enormous role and importance of these countries in dealing with con-
temporary world economic issues. They make up the greater part of the world's population, and their
economic potential can, in the short historical perspective, take them to the top of the world, given
normal operation of the entire system of financial and economic relations.
The most important and interesting is the analysis of the economic, social and political development
of China, its further perspectives and the determination of its place in the world economy and politics.
The figures adduced show the correctness of the chosen strategy for the development of the People's
Republic of China, as well as the effectiveness of the system and methods of leadership and of deal-
ing with the problems facing the country, and the confidence that the goals are attainable.
Even such a brief and cursory overview of the book by Mikhail Titarenko shows the depth of the
formulation of the fundamental problems of the development strategy not only of the People's Re-
public of China but also of the entire modern world. The analysis given by the author strikes one by
its depth, breadth and sophistication, which is possible only through years of study of the most di-
verse aspects of the life and activity of the Chinese people and of the various spheres of politics,
economy, science and culture.
Like the previous studies by Titarenko, the work is distinguished by the fundamentality and the the-
oretical and methodological soundness of its analysis and the logical excurses into the history of the
Chinese people. This work sets one on the path of constructive thinking about the further develop-
ment not only of China but also of Russia, Europe, the United States, and the entire world commu-
nity. Whither the world? On what principles should nations develop the system of international
relations? What goals to set, and by what means to achieve them? In the end, humanity faces the
question: To be or not to be? The book of Mikhail Titarenko really does suggest serious thinking
and to some extent gives an idea of what the answers to these fundamental questions may be.
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Russia and China: A Strategic Partnership