Bilateral consultations between Moscow and Beijing on strategic stability were held this week in Shanghai.  At the end of the conference, the secretary of the Russian Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, said the Russian-Chinese bond was confidently established among the key factors in maintaining international security and stability and in the establishment of multipolar world order.  Interestingly, such statements are frequently heard from the Kremlin's high-ranking politicians, who are responsible for the development and implementation of the country's foreign policy.  Most Russian experts see in this statement a signal that Russia and China adhere to a common position regarding the formation of the future architecture of international relations.  However, there are more cautious conclusions considering the prospects for  further development of the political dialogue between the two largest Eurasian powers.  In...(Read Full Post)