NATURAL NEUTRALITY BETWEEN THE TWO

Mongolia has two neighbors: Russia and China. Therefore, it is natural for Ulaanbaatar to give the ultimate priority to its neighbours since its existence stands on the balance of power between them.By nature, Mongolia should be neutral to keep current balance of power between Russia and China. If it sides one against another, this balance of power will be shifted in favor of one, and peace, on which its independence is exists, will be broken and mutual mistrust, if not hostility, will dominate between the two giants. Mongolia's alliance with Soviet against China during the Cold War has clearly demonstrated this. Current Mongolian foreign policy recognizes its natural neutrality or non-alliance between the two and declared policy of relative neutrality between the two unless one of its neighbours clearly threatens its independence.