This open access book examines RussiaChina relations across a variety of civilian and military areas of cooperation. Leading experts in the field present empirical case studies covering a wide range of strategic cooperation areas between Russia and China such as technological military economic and political cooperation.ampampnbspThe contributing authors shed new light on Chinese and Russian strategic goals external push and pull factors and mutual perception shifts and discuss the options for Western countries to influence this development. This book analyses the evolution of the relationship since the watershed moment of the Crimean crisis in 2014 and whether or not a fullblown military alliance as hinted in late 2020 by President Putin is indeed a realistic scenario for which NATO will have to prepare.