Space Warfare and Strategic Competition: China-Russia Collaboration in Space and its Impacts on US Security (Post-2015)

Abstract

The Sino- Russian bilateral relationship has grown closer in numerous ways since the end of the Cold War. The growing political ties between Russia and China are reflected in their space cooperation. Regarding space technology, exercising China- Russian space cooperation passed a dramatic shift from shallow to deep, with the 2014 Ukraine extremity serving as the tilting point. In terms of space tactfulness, the two nations work together to stop the weaponization of space and an arms race in space. China- Russia space cooperation is a palpable incarnation of the two nations' all- encompassing strategic cooperation and a response to the United States' space weaponization policy. The two nations' space cooperation also ineluctably influences space geopolitics, which limits China- Russia space technology cooperation to some degree and significantly affects the Sino- Russian strategic collaborative cooperation. Maintaining the multipolarity of space and the general stability of the China- United States- Russia triangular space relationship, upholding the status and characteristics of the" global commons" in space, and developing indifferent and just space governance regulations in the future are all pivotal for the stability of the space order. China- Russia space cooperation is the ineluctable outgrowth of addressing the geopolitical challenges in space. A palpable attempt to put the two global governance generalities of concession, common construction, and participating into practice and produce a community of mortal fortune in space is China- Russia space cooperation, particularly the establishment of a common lunar exploration station. It's also a means for China to offer Chinese results and Chinese wisdom for transubstantiating space governance. The strategic cooperation between China and Russia will advance to a new position as a result of the expansion and strengthening of their space cooperation. The strengthening and modernization of Sino- Russian relations has been a significant shift in global geopolitics since the end of the Cold War. Since 1991, when they inked a border agreement to settle their border controversies, the two nations' relationship has steadily gotten closer, evolving from a" formative cooperation" in 1994 and a " strategic cooperation" in 1996.