Perceptions of Rising Powers: Are Russia and China Still Brothers Forever? "CANCELLED"

‘Russia and China are brothers forever’ was a popular slogan in the Soviet Union time, that perfectly shows how important it is for political science to understand differences in perceptions. While in Russian culture a brotherhood can be relationships of the equal, in mind of Chinese people an hierarchy is always formed and one of the brothers has to be elder, has to be a leader. Even though China has proclaimed a need for a new fairer international system and a new type of superpower, that relays more on soft power than on hard, it is struggling with the China Threat theory and problems of misinterpretations of the Harmony World concept. In order to predict the role of China in the future many specialists turn to its imperial past, the tribute system and roots of the strategic culture, so processes of a politization of history can be clearly observed. Thus, debates on how the rise of China is influencing this country image and relationships with other actors in the international arena are a crucial part of political discourse now, to which scientists and policymakers pay close attention.