What is the comprehensive diplomatic strategy since Putin came to power?

165438+1October 12, Putin paid his first official visit to the United States for four days. The two heads of state held talks on major issues such as the ABM Treaty, international security, the situation in Afghanistan, the composition of the new post-war regime and bilateral relations. The meeting was a great success. Both presidents agreed to reduce nuclear warheads by two-thirds in the next 10 year. Bush announced that the United States will unilaterally drastically reduce nuclear warheads in the next 10 year, from the current 70 13 to 1700 to 2,200.

Through Putin's unremitting efforts, Russia-US relations have changed the deteriorating situation in the past and presented a good development trend.

5. Asia-Pacific diplomacy

In July 2000, Russia's Foreign Policy Concept pointed out that "Asia is becoming more and more important in Russia's foreign policy, because Russia itself belongs to this rapidly developing region". Although he ranks fourth in diplomatic strategy, Putin will never ignore the existence of Asia. Putin's Asia-Pacific diplomacy is mainly based on the following considerations:

First, the geostrategic significance of Asia in Putin's diplomacy. One of the three traditional security concepts of Russian diplomacy is the strategic concept of avoiding two-front operations [9]. Therefore, Russia's active development of relations with countries in the Asia-Pacific region has become a new content of the strategic concept of avoiding two fronts and a basic principle guiding Russia's current diplomatic struggle.

The second is to consider economic factors. Siberia and the Far East are rich in oil, natural gas and minerals. However, they are the regions with the lowest level of development in Russia. Since Russia's independence, due to the continuous economic decline for many years, the Russian central government's ability to control the Far East has declined. The separatist forces in the Far East are gradually rising, so in order to eliminate the contradiction between the central government and the region and strengthen national unity, we must attach importance to the economic development of Siberia and the Far East.

Third, we should consider responding to emergencies caused by terrorism, religious extremism, separatism and transnational criminal activities at any time. Russia can cooperate with Asia-Pacific countries in the above emergencies. For example, participation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (formerly the Shanghai Five Conference) is an example.

Fourth, it is obvious that this is also the need to balance western diplomacy. The balance between East and West is the basic feature of Putin's diplomacy. Steady entry into the East is not only Russia's active participation in Asia-Pacific affairs, but also its bargaining chip and rear in the West, the United States and Europe.

To this end, Putin has been active in the international arena in Asia since he took office. Many initiatives have been taken in the Asia-Pacific region:

First of all, Russia relies on and uses coordinated actions with Asia-Pacific countries to consolidate and enhance its international status and influence. In the year after the regime change in Russia, the heads of state of Russia and China, two big countries with * * * knowledge in many aspects, held four meetings successively and reached a lot of * * * knowledge.

Secondly, further improve and develop good-neighborly and friendly relations and cooperation with Asian neighbors, and stabilize Russia's eastern surrounding environment. Regarding the situation in Central Asia, the Dushanbe Statement issued by the "Shanghai Five" Summit in July 2000 clearly declared: "The five countries reaffirmed their determination to jointly combat national separatism, international terrorism and religious extremism, as well as illegal trafficking in weapons, drugs and illegal immigrants, which pose a major threat to regional security, stability and development. [10] With the joint efforts of China and Russia, almost all disputed issues in Russian-Chinese territory have been solved. The two countries also signed a new Sino-Russian Treaty of Good Neighbourliness, Friendship and Cooperation in Moscow on July 1, replacing the Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship, Alliance and Mutual Assistance signed 50 years ago, and confirmed the Sino-Russian strategic cooperative partnership in legal form.

Judging from Putin's strategy, participating in Korean Peninsula affairs is an important part of Russia's Asia-Pacific diplomacy. Regarding the situation on the Korean Peninsula, Putin expounded Russia's basic position on five aspects of the situation on the Korean Peninsula in February 2000 [1 1]. In August, 20001,Putin invited North Korean leader Kim Jong Il to visit Russia. Kim Jong Il's successful visit to Russia shows that Russia intends to "play a constructive and responsible role" in the process of reunification of the Korean Peninsula and play the role of "active participant" rather than "bystander" in Korean Peninsula affairs. It is far-sighted for Russia to take the initiative to take diplomatic action on the Korean Peninsula issue. Based on the foreign policy of "balancing" North and South, Russia will play an increasingly important role in peninsula affairs.

Russian-Japanese relations involve the issue of Russian-Japanese peace treaty [12]. The biggest problem between Russia and Japan is that no peace treaty has been signed so far. The only obstacle to signing a peace treaty is the territorial issue of the four northern islands. In July, 20001,at the summit in Genoa, Italy, Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi emphatically expounded Russia's position on the relations between the two countries, and further confirmed the agreements reached before Russia and Japan, including the Irkutsk Declaration, indicating that the above agreements will be the cornerstone of the future development of Russian-Japanese relations.

Third, actively strengthen economic and trade cooperation with Asia-Pacific countries, participate in economic integration in the Asia-Pacific region, and participate in the construction of security mechanisms in the Asia-Pacific region, especially in Northeast Asia.

By the end of June 2000, the trade volume between China and Russia had reached US$ 3.56 billion, up by 31.5% year-on-year [13], shaking off the stagnation or even decline in previous years and showing a good growth momentum. Russia's economic and trade relations with Japan, North Korea and South Korea have also taken a step forward on the original basis. In addition, during Putin's visit to China, the DPRK and Japan, the countries concerned extensively exchanged views on cooperative exploitation and transportation of oil and natural gas resources in the Russian Far East, and formulated a series of cooperation plans, which effectively promoted international economic cooperation in this region.