CHINESE-UKRAINIAN INTERSTATE RELATIONS: PRECONDITIONS, INFLUENCE OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FACTORS

Abstract

The article considers the preconditions for the formation of Chinese-Ukrainian interstate relations, analyzes the development of cooperation betweenUkraine and China during the term of six presidents of Ukraine, and conditionally identifies eight stages in the evolution of relations. A studyof domestic and foreign policy factors that determined the course of Ukraine's foreign policy towards China since the beginning of the first politicalcontacts between the states was conducted. The main documents governing political relations between Ukraine and China were identified.Keywords: Ukraine, China, Ukrainian-Chinese relations, foreign policy, internal and external factors, political relations, legal framework.