Since the formation of North Korea, the USSR has been its main trade and economic partner. The author takes a critical look at economic development in North Korea and its economic co-operation with the USSR. The list of branches in which the two countries are co-operating shows that the task of...

In the 1980s, China adopted a new foreign policy strategy. As a result, without losing momentum, the Sino-U.S. relations began to move further and further away from the concept of "strategic partnership" to more constructive spheres. Owing to this, relations between the USA and China continued...