Russia's Asia-Pacific Policy since 2000: from the Perspective ofResponse to Rising China

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Since Moscow decided to host the APEC Summit in Vladivostok in 2006, Russian policymakers and scholars have argued that Russia should be a “Euro-Pacific power.” It means that Moscow’s geostrategic interests expand from continental Asia (China, India) to the Pacific countries. Given that, this study demonstrates that China’s advancement to the Arctic sea through Sea of Japan has the potential to provoke the military competition between Russia and China, however this situation may offer an opportunity to deepen the cooperation among Russia, the U. S. and Japan in maritime security. Also, this article points out that the heightening tension between the U.S. and China as well as China and Vietnam in the South China Sea provides Russia with an opportunity to engage in regional affairs, for example, participation in the East Asia Summit (2011).