DEVELOPMENT'S CHARACTERISTIC OF COOPERATION BETWEEN RUSSIA AND CHINA AT THE BEGINING OF THE 21 CENTURY
The article deals with Russian-Chinese relations in the aspect of trade and economic cooperation. The author emphasizes that the border territories have special opportunities for the development of cooperation, which can be realized only on the condition of friendly relations between the countries. The author points out that the development of economic ties between Russia and China at the beginning of the 21st century took place against the background of strengthening cultural and political contacts. The author analyzes the challenges that have arisen against the background of the global financial crisis and discusses the ways to overcome its negative consequences by strengthening certain sides of the interaction between our countries.