Russian Chinese

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Sino-Russian relations refers to the bilateral relations between the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation. China and Russia first came into direct contact about 1640 in far eastern Siberia. From 1640 to 1729 they gradually worked out tenuous but stable diplomatic and commercial relations (for example the Treaties of Nerchinsk and Kyakhta). Their relations became a serious problem after 1858 when Russia annexed the Amur River basin and Vladivostok. The People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation currently maintain close and cordial diplomatic relations, strong geopolitical and regional cooperation, and significant levels of trade.