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<article article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.3" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xml:lang="ru"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">mgimoreview</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="ru">Вестник МГИМО-Университета</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>MGIMO Review of International Relations</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2071-8160</issn><issn pub-type="epub">2541-9099</issn><publisher><publisher-name>MGIMO Universty Press</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24833/2071-8160-2023-2-89-87-103</article-id><article-id custom-type="elpub" pub-id-type="custom">mgimoreview-3370</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>ИССЛЕДОВАТЕЛЬСКИЕ СТАТЬИ. Россия и Индия в глобальной перспективе</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>RESEARCH ARTICLES. Russia and India in Global Perspective</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Восприятие Китаем России в период украинского конфликта</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>China’s Perceptions of Russia during the Ukraine Conflict</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Кондапалли</surname><given-names>Шрикант</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Kondapalli</surname><given-names>Srikanth</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Шрикант Кондапалли – PhD, профессор Центра восточноазиатских исследований Школы международных исследований, декан Школы международных исследований</p><p> 110067, Индия, Нью-Дели</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Srikanth Kondapalli – PhD., Professor, Centre of East Asian Studies at the School of International Studies, Dean of the School of International Studies</p><p> New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi, India, 110067</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">srikanth@mail.jnu.ac.in</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>Университет имени Джавахарлала Неру</institution><country>Индия</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>Jawaharlal Nehru University</institution><country>India</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2023</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>24</day><month>05</month><year>2023</year></pub-date><volume>16</volume><issue>2</issue><fpage>87</fpage><lpage>103</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Кондапалли Ш., 2023</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2023</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Кондапалли Ш.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Kondapalli S.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://www.vestnik.mgimo.ru/jour/article/view/3370">https://www.vestnik.mgimo.ru/jour/article/view/3370</self-uri><abstract><p>Специальная военная операция России на Украине поставила Китай перед сложным выбором сразу в нескольких областях: от внешней политики и политики безопасности до экономических и технологических отношений с Западом. Китай не критикует российскую операцию, на фоне давления со стороны западных стран все более последовательно выступает с «нейтральных» или «независимых» позиций. Кроме того, продолжительность конфликта повлияла на оценку китайским руководством перспектив применения военной силы для объединения с Тайванем. Даже с учётом всех различий между украинским и тайваньским контекстами, силовое решение становится в Китае менее популярным, хотя военное давление и продолжает оказываться. Более значительными последствиями конфликта на Украине стали возникновение внутренних размежеваний в самом Китае и рост напряжённости в его отношениях с Западом, от которого по-прежнему существенно зависит подъем КНР.</p><p>Статья стремится ответить на следующие вопросы: каковы основные интересы Китая в отношении конфликта на Украине? Как они влияют на китайско-российские отношения? Какие вызовы и возможности возникают для Китая в связи с конфликтом? С этой целью анализируется восприятие ситуации на Украине руководящими органами Компартии Китая, Министерством иностранных дел, китайскими аналитическими центрами и СМИ. В сочетании со снижением темпов экономического роста из-за пандемии COVID-19, специальная военная операция России на Украине вызвала в Китае серьёзные дискуссии об оптимальных путях защиты своих национальных интересов как в тайваньском вопросе, так и в отношении более широкого круга стратегических задач. Эти дискуссии могут повлиять на формирование регионального и глобального порядка в среднесрочной и долгосрочной перспективе. В заключение кратко рассматриваются возможные последствия реакции Китая на украинский конфликт для Индии.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><p>The ongoing Russian military operation in Ukraine since February 2022 has presented significant challenges to China's foreign and security policies, as well as its economic and technological ties with the West. Initially, China refrained from criticizing Russia's military actions and adopted a "neutral" or "independent" stance in response to Western criticism. However, China was taken aback by the protracted nature of the conflict and Russia's inability to successfully conclude its military operation. This raised concerns within China, considering its own situation of potentially reunifying with Taiwan through military means if necessary. While there are distinctions between the situations in Ukraine and Taiwan, the initial speculation of China conducting military operations against Taiwan has gradually diminished, although military pressure on Taiwan remains. The conflict in Ukraine has also caused internal divisions within China and has had an impact on its relations with the West, which are crucial for China's rise on the global stage. This article aims to examine China's interests and positions regarding the ongoing Ukrainian conflict, the implications for its relations with Russia, and the opportunities and challenges that China faces in the current situation. The article employs an inductive approach, analyzing China's predicaments at four levels: perceptions within the decision-making bodies of the Communist Party, the foreign ministry, think-tanks, and the media community. It argues that in conjunction with China's economic contraction resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russian military operation has prompted China to seriously contemplate how to safeguard its national interests, particularly with regard to Taiwan and its strategic objectives of attaining a prominent global position. These considerations carry medium to long-term implications for the evolving regional and global orders. In conclusion, the article briefly discusses the implications of these developments on India, shedding light on the broader regional dynamics influenced by China's response to the Ukrainian conflict.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>Внешняя политика Китая и политика безопасности</kwd><kwd>экономические и технологические связи</kwd><kwd>военные операции</kwd><kwd>воссоединение с Тайванем</kwd><kwd>последствия для отношений Китая и Запада</kwd><kwd>формирующиеся региональные и глобальные порядки</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>China's foreign and security policies</kwd><kwd>economic and technological ties</kwd><kwd>military operations</kwd><kwd>reunification with Taiwan</kwd><kwd>implications for China-West relations</kwd><kwd>emerging regional and global orders</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Bekkevold J. I., Eds B. 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