Maybe because russia has the resources and political sphere of influence to help solidify a alternative multipolarity with China with belt and road and the Shanghai I forget what its called friend ship union. Idk man im guessing shits just gonna happen we gonna cope
30 Nato bases on China's northern border would do an incredible amount for American destabilisation efforts. China would be fully encircled and other countries along belt and road would be toppled leading to its failure. Russia, like it or not, is currently China's biggest and most important partner for security and resources.
Instead of China connecting up the world over the next few decades the result would look more like what we've seen with Russia, encirclement, isolation and slowly waiting for opportunities to harm it in its isolation while pouring enemies and compradors over the borders.
Russia is a key source of energy and raw materials for China. It's also China's main land neighbor, so a hostile Russia right next door would not be good.
Long answer is if you look more into "Mackinder's World Island theory". It's a about a single block dominating the Eurasian continent being able to overwhelm the naval superiority of major sea nations like the US/UK.
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Maybe because russia has the resources and political sphere of influence to help solidify a alternative multipolarity with China with belt and road and the Shanghai I forget what its called friend ship union. Idk man im guessing shits just gonna happen we gonna cope
30 Nato bases on China's northern border would do an incredible amount for American destabilisation efforts. China would be fully encircled and other countries along belt and road would be toppled leading to its failure. Russia, like it or not, is currently China's biggest and most important partner for security and resources.
Instead of China connecting up the world over the next few decades the result would look more like what we've seen with Russia, encirclement, isolation and slowly waiting for opportunities to harm it in its isolation while pouring enemies and compradors over the borders.
Russia is a key source of energy and raw materials for China. It's also China's main land neighbor, so a hostile Russia right next door would not be good.
Long answer is if you look more into "Mackinder's World Island theory". It's a about a single block dominating the Eurasian continent being able to overwhelm the naval superiority of major sea nations like the US/UK.