CHINA AND GERMANY: NEW CONTENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP?
The article is devoted to the new aspect of the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Germany - the China-Germany dialogue on topical issues of international relations and security. China and Germany are both economic powers in Asia and Europe with a shared international responsibility in many international fields, from security to environmental issues. The author argues that both China and Germany increasingly consider a strategic partnership in international affairs within mutual interest. The author analyzes and compares the positions of China and Germany on a number of topical issues on the international agenda, including regional conflicts that are being discussed by China and Germany on a bilateral level.