| Summary: | "This study provides a comparative analysis of Chinese and Russian policies in their respective inner peripheries. The author also examines Sino-Russian partnerships in the region"--
Sino-Russian Policies in the Center and Periphery is a comparative study of Chinese and Russian policies in their respective inner peripheries. As the inner peripheries of the two states are rather vast, Samra Sarfraz Khan has selected a number of regions from the two geographical expanses. These regions are not only rich in hydrocarbons and minerals, but also serve as conduits of the same. Moreover, the geographical position of the Caucasus provides Russia with an ingress into the Transcaucasia, a region that has often presented Moscow with serious challenges in international politics. Similarly, Xinjiang and Tibet serve as supply bases of hydrocarbon and minerals--and as conduits of the same to the Chinese regimes. In addition to this, while Tibet serves as China's anchorage in the Himalayas and a buffer zone against the Indian threat, Xinjiang is China's gateway to the resource rich Central Asian market. With both Russia and China on the path of changing the post-Soviet unipolar order, insights on Sino-Russian ties and the various challenges and opportunities available to the two states are inevitable for any reader trying to understand the complexity of international politics in general as well as Chinese and Russian politics in the twenty-first century--back cover.
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