If only this were true:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-gradually-being-overtaken-neighboring-124400809.htmlAccording to Danilov, Russia may have new “owners” in the future. However, he refused to specify whether the country he was referring to was China.
But Eurocentrist Xi refuses to do what is strategically sensible as well as morally satisfying, and instead does what is Eurocentrist:
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi confirmed that Beijing would “deepen strategic mutual trust and mutually beneficial cooperation” with Russia.
The comments show that literally everyone else by now can see the correct move. The commenters' common mistake, however, is to assume that Eurocentrist Xi can see it too, when in fact he truly cannot because his Eurocentrism is blinding him:
If Russia were to somehow fall apart, Xi and the CCP would definitely try to acquire landmass for the sake of resources it needs.
That's what Xi should do. But he will not do it.
well yeah... china is absolutely going to take over eastern russia at the very least. russia is obviously going to be powerless to stop them without a nuclear exchange.
That's what China should do, which is not to be confused for what it will actually do under Xi.
Gaining political control over Russia is a smart goal for China given it's natural resources and Putin is making it possible.
Yes, it is a smart goal for China. But Xi is not smart.
Russia lost its best client, the EU, and now it will have to fight so that China does not take advantage of the situation and conquer Russia.
Except Russia will not need to fight, precisely because Xi is too Eurocentrist to take advantage of the situation and conquer Russia.
The world already knows that China has Russia in its hand. They could literally walk across the border and take Russia by sheer numbers and there wouldn't be squat Putin could do to stop them.
Yes, but they won't walk across the border so long as Xi is deciding things.
Historically, there are large parts of Russia that once belonged to China and given that Putin has already stated that that's one of the reasons he's invaded Ukraine, the Chinese would be entitled to use the same excuse.
Yes, but Xi is not the type of person who will bring this up.
China has 1.4 billion people, and Russia only has 164 million people. Siberia has only 43 million people, and Russia showed China how they can take Siberia without firing a shot. China is keeping Russia afloat and out of bankruptcy, so China could turn on Russia and take Siberia at any time.
It could, but it won't with Xi in charge.
I have been saying this since the start of the war. When China invades Siberia, the world will not come to Russia's aid
So have I! But Xi will not make the move in the first place.
China should stop worrying about Taiwan and the South Sea.
China could invade and annex The Far Eastern Federal District. The area has less than 9 million people. It is too isolated from Moscow to defend.
China would not have to worry about the United States Navy.
This is what I have been saying! But Xi lacks the will to do it.
China, Siberia is yours. Rightfully yours. How dare Russia take it from you. Forget that Russians live there.In fact, if you secretly send some men into Siberia, and then they are attacked and persecuted, you can rightfully go into Siberia with the purpose of protecting the Chinese-speaking people.
Exactly! But Xi lacks the will to do anything like that.
Look back in history, before 1860 Vladivostok (Chinese name Haishenwai/ ( 永明城; Yǒngmíngchéng ) belonged to China.
Yes, but Xi doesn't care!
The russian had annexed a lot of land from the Qing dynasty under questionable means, the whole Siberia niryh Manchuria and lands in central asia........
Yes, but Xi doesn't care!
Etc. etc.
I sincerely wish I turn out to be wrong about this and the China optimists turn out to be correct. But.....