Setting the Stage -- What Is the Russian Far East? -- The History of the Russian Far East -- A Region of Troubles -- Moscow's Game Plan for the Russian Far East -- Russia's Changing Perceptions of China -- A Russian-Chinese Alliance : Chimera or Emerging Reality? -- Is Russia Moving into China's Economic Orbit? -- A Symbiotic Relationship : Russia's Far East and Northeast China -- Beijing Sets Its Sights on the Russian Far East -- Russia and the United States in Asia Pacific : Is Collaboration Possible? -- What Next for the Russian Far East?.