Bottom Line: China realizes better than anyone that Russia’s conventional military is a paper tiger. Russia is unable to conventionally defend its rich far eastern Pacific territories and the Siberian treasure house. China has made a huge investment in its military and by most accounts is facing a huge, politically destabilizing economic crisis.One day the temptation to revive ancient claims to those territories and seize them will be overwhelming for hard pressed Chinese leaders. The irony is that Japan could never tolerate such seizures. Ironically Japan Russia and the US, alligned with some souteast Asians such as Vietnam may unite to resist and fight China.
One day the temptation to revive ancient claims to those territories and seize them will be overwhelming for hard pressed Chinese leaders. The irony is that Japan could never tolerate such seizures.
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The Chinese have already renamed some cities in the Far East with their Chinese names on the newest maps.
Japan still tolerate Russian control of the Kuril Islands
Liberal wet dream—When we declare war on Russia, China will join us to take back Siberia for Peking. The Nations of Europe will unite in the invasion of Russia with a “Grand Army” to seize Moscow and St. Petersburg, topple Putin, and bring a German style democracy to that sorry land.
They never think that in a World War we might lose? Russia has been lining up allies in Africa and South America. China doesn’t see Russia as a threat—we are. A world war will help Biden and Democrats keep power (with War Powers ) but they do not realize a loss will bring Civil War and the end of the nation.