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WATER POLITICS

As reported by Xinhua News, China and Russia recently signed an agreement on the use and protection of the approximately 3,500 kilometers of trans-border water bodies shared by the two nations, including the Ergun, Heilongjiang and Wusuli rivers, and Xingkai Lake.  As the report notes:

“…The agreement indicates the two countries have entered a new phase of cooperation in water use and protection and will further promote Sino-Russian strategic partnership of coordination.”

Given China’s increasing need for water and Russia’s relative surplus (particularly in Siberia), this agreement is apt to play a big role in the years ahead as a Thirsty Dragon casts its envious eye on Russia’s water to the north.