I smell Gog and Magog coming together very well with the Russian, Syria and Iran coming together in a military alliance. China chomping at the bit to cross the dried up river with the army of 200 million. You can almost hear the footsteps of Jesus. He is right at the door.
I don’t think it is Israel.
The greatest threat to both China and Russia is Islam. They want to keep it in check. China’s #1 priority is stability. When you have a billion and a half people in your country, you have keep them from getting pissed off at you. Muslims cause trouble in China.
Russia has a bad history with the Muslims.
They don’t want to lose Syria to the radicals.