Interactive model of the China-US-Russia triangle relationship: Theoretical analysis and development prospect

This study examines the interactions within the China-US-Russia triangle using the two types of strategic triangle theory. By analyzing Dittmer’s four models - family triangle, romantic triangle, stable marriage, and unit veto - it explores the evolving dynamics between these three countries. Currently, the relationship between China, the US, and Russia most closely resembles a stable marriage, where China and Russia cooperate against the United States. As a global power, the United States attempts to contain China and Russia through two lines, especially through economic, military and diplomatic means to suppress China’s rise, while countering Russia’s geopolitical threats. China and Russia have gradually approached under the pressure of the United States and formed a stable strategic cooperative relationship, especially in the fields of energy, military and diplomacy with a focus on handling Western sanctions and pressures. Drawing on Martin White’s dynamic triangle model, the study also explains the semi-final type of the triangle relationship and suggests various future possibilities for the relationship between the three nations.