[Jimmy Valentine]

If Putin trusts the Chinese he will wake up one morning with all of Russia east of the Urals gone

[Cossak]

Gorby trusted the West and had waken up one morning with all Warsaw pact countries + Baltia gone to NATO

[dfwgator]

China thinks of the US as a nuisance more than anything.

To them, Russia is a mortal enemy. They may cooperate for awhile. But China keeps their friends close and their enemies even closer.

China is thinking long-term here.