Dan the Roman
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« on: August 17, 2008, 12:27:58 AM » |
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That said, China has traditionally looked to the US for an alignment against Russia. It was one of the central reasons why we were able to win the Cold War.
That said, the balance of power in East Asia is veyy different now. China is Russia's largest trading partner, and Russia is China's major arms supplier. They have no interest in fighting one another. Even if they did, I just don't think the Chinese have much to fear from the Russians right now. It would make no sense for the Russians to try anything, and if they did the Chinese would eat them for dinner. The Chinese military is in much better shape, and Russia would have serious supply issues given that it is dependent on basically one road system to supply the entire Far East.
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