Most Russians Find Military Conflict Between China, Russia Improbable

Some 70 percent of Russian residents believe that no military conflict will arise between China and Russia in the next decade, according to a recent poll.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — A survey conducted by the Moscow-based Levada Center revealed that 69 percent denied any possibility of a Chinese-Russian military conflict outside the territory of Russia, while 72 percent answered that no fight would arise on or near Russian borders.

Only some 10 percent of those surveyed thought a conflict between the states was possible, the Saturday poll showed.

In total, 67 percent of Russian citizens regarded China as "generally good", and one percent of those answering the questionnaire had "a very bad" attitude towards the country, the poll results stated.

The Levada survey polled 800 Russian residents over 18 years old between November 13 and November 16.

Russia and China cooperate in many areas including energy, infrastructure, finance and defense. In recent years, Moscow has been stepping up its cooperation with Beijing, including in the defense sector.