A Contradiction of the Foreign Trade Policy and the Strategy for Economic Development of the Russian Federation

Abstract

To maintain the status of global power in today\s modern world economy the Russian government strives to build an innovative economy as well as to achieve certain goals in social and economic development. This goal is reflected in «The long-term strategy for social and economic development of the Russian Federation until 2020» (the Strategy) and special government programs. Do’s the currently implemented by the Russian government economic policy taking into account the necessity for achieving goals? Isn’t there a contradiction with the Russian foreign trade policy? To answer these questions let’s have a look at the Russian foreign trade with China, which is one of the most important strategic and trade partner of Russia.