Title:

A Distant Ally: The Role of China in Belarusian Policy in the Context of the Deepening Integration of the Union State

Subtitle:

Studia z Dziejów Rosji i Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej, Vol. 60, No 3 (2025), Special Issue ; Challenges and Goals of Post-Imperial Russia

Creator:

Olędzka, Justyna ; Polovyi, Taras

Contributor:

Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Publisher:

Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Date issued/created:

2025

Description:

p. 319-331 ; Content outline also in Polish.

Subject and Keywords:

Belarus ; China ; Russia (Federation) ; Union State ; Soi︠u︡z Belarusi i Rossii ; strategic partnership ; patron–client relations ; international relations

Abstract:

The article examines the role of China in Belarus’s foreign policy in the context of its deepening integration with Russia through the Union State. It explores the evolution of Belarus–China relations, especially during 2020–2025, when bilateral cooperation expanded beyond economic ties to include ideological and propaganda aspects. The paper also ana-lyzes the impact of Belarus’s post-election crisis and the war in Ukraine on Minsk’s approach to Beijing, addressing the strategic signifi cance of China within the Minsk–Moscow–Beijing triangle.

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Relation:

Studia z Dziejów Rosji i Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej

Volume:

60

Issue:

3

Start page:

319

End page:

331

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article : original article

Format:

application/octet-stream

Resource Identifier:

2353-6403 ; 1230-5057 ; 10.12775/SDR.2025.EN9.11

Source:

IH PAN, sygn. A.453/60/3 Podr. ; click here to follow the link

Language:

eng

Language of abstract:

pol

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY 4.0 license

Terms of use:

- ; Copyright-protected material. [CC BY 4.0] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY 4.0 license, full text available at:

Digitizing institution:

Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Institute of History PAS

Projects co-financed by:

Ministry of Education and Science

Access:

Open