Interstate relations between the Russian Empire and China in the second half of the 19th century

Abstract

This scientific article examines the interstate relations between Russia and China in the second half of the 19th century, since it was during this period that major changes in the system of Russian-Chinese relations began to occur. The international situation in the far East contributed to Russia›s further rapprochement with China and to solving the accumulated problems in relations between States. Both States found themselves at war with England and France, the powers that played the most active role in East Asia in the mid – nineteenth century. This was the reason for the activation of Russia›s policy in the far East, in particular, contributed to the resolution of issues related to the borders between the States-Russia and China.