Doctor of Economics, Primakov Institute of International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences N. K. SEMENOVA Center for Energy and Transport Research IV RAS Keywords: Russian Federation, China, Silk Road Economic Belt, capital export Belonging to the East, successfully updated by the Eurasian arrangement, seems to be both a resource, an obligation, and a certain threat to Russia. Simply put, it is desirable to build relations with Asian countries that are free from surprises and illusions, without forgetting the European partners, who are now also rushing to join the projects of the East and, in particular, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank initiated by China.1 It is important for Russia to avoid both the euphoria of integration, which was the original cause of the current crisis in relations with the West, and procrastination, which is fraught with loss of interest on the part of Eastern friends. The year 2015 was canceled by the exceptional foreign policy activity of the PRC. Suffice it to say that the country's leader spent almost a month and a half abroad, and many of his visits were deservedly characterized as historical. Their content suggests that Beijing has a strategic program that includes both time-tested components and innovative approaches associated with a decisive reassessment by the new leadership of the country of China's place and role in world politics and the economy. One of the supporting structures of the project developed before us is the concept of "Joint construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB) and the Maritime Silk Road (MSP) of the XXI Century"2. We emphasize that the Chinese world project is not limited to the "belt and road" alone (which covers the entire "world island" - Asia, Europe and Africa) - Beijing is also very energetic in the Western Hemisphere. However, it was the Belt and Road initiative that took the central place in China's information offensive last year and acquired a symbolic, i.e. extremely important ... Читать далее