How successful has #Russia’s “pivot to Asia” been? @AlexGabuev examines the realities for @CarnegieRussia: https://t.co/U5cjHVSjqx

— Carnegie Endowment (@CarnegieEndow) April 26, 2016

“The Kremlin’s #China dreams may be going up in smoke,” says AlexGabuev: http://t.co/BLyh8QZN35 pic.twitter.com/gmvyfJuAyh

— Carnegie Endowment (@CarnegieEndow) September 6, 2015

“Reaching out pro-actively to the non-West is the only realistic option for Moscow,” says @DmitriTrenin: http://t.co/VDowzOAKBB

— Carnegie Endowment (@CarnegieEndow) July 13, 2015

China-Russia relations: Trade misses targets despite political deals- Nikkei Asian Review https://t.co/5934Rz5X5V pic.twitter.com/w8y05PA57C

— On security/Lundin (@londil) January 20, 2016

Henry Kissinger calls on China and US to handle common task such as climate, cyber and the threat of nuclear weapons.https://t.co/jgK8zFCqiE

— Carl Bildt (@carlbildt) November 2, 2015

Many former USSR republics have been lured by the size of China’s investment in One Belt One Road. Read @AlexGabuev: http://t.co/DkkK7jHnll

— Carnegie Endowment (@CarnegieEndow) August 14, 2015

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Is china the way for Russia to develop its imports in view of restrictive policies?

Unclear signals - ambitions so far contradicted by statistics.

What do you think?