@misc{Olędzka_Justyna_A_2025,
 author={Olędzka, Justyna and Polovyi, Taras},
 editor={Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences},
 copyright={Creative Commons Attribution BY 4.0 license},
 address={Warszawa},
 howpublished={online},
 year={2025},
 language={eng},
 abstract={The article examines the role of China in Belarus’s foreign policy in the context of its deepening integration with Russia through the Union State. It explores the evolution of Belarus–China relations, especially during 2020–2025, when bilateral cooperation expanded beyond economic ties to include ideological and propaganda aspects. The paper also ana-lyzes the impact of Belarus’s post-election crisis and the war in Ukraine on Minsk’s approach to Beijing, addressing the strategic signifi cance of China within the Minsk–Moscow–Beijing triangle.},
 title={A Distant Ally: The Role of China in Belarusian Policy in the Context of the Deepening Integration of the Union State},
 type={Text},
 URL={http://www.rcin.org.pl/Content/248174/WA303_284933_A453-SzDR-60-3-SI_Oledzka.pdf},
 volume={60},
 number={3},
 journal={Studia z Dziejów Rosji i Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej},
 publisher={Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk},
 keywords={Belarus, China, Russia (Federation), Union State, Soi︠u︡z Belarusi i Rossii, strategic partnership, patron–client relations, international relations},
}