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You are presuming OP to be correct.. But what do you know! Even China itself seems to think pairing up with Russia for economic development is a good idea..
by cat199 9y ago
You are presuming OP to be correct..
But what do you know!
Even China itself seems to think pairing up with Russia for economic development is a good idea..
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRICS#New_Development_Bank https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRICS#New_Development_Bank
Gee I wonder why some of these countries are portrayed negatively or suspiciously in the west..
"The CRA is generally seen as a competitor to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and along with the New Development Bank is viewed as an example of increasing South-South cooperation."
- varjag 9y agoSince you are tip-toeing around the actual technology part I assume you have little to argue my assessment. Otherwise, you have a great chance to overwhelm me with a barrage of easy to find counterexamples of Russian ingenious technological innovations and breakthroughs in the last 20 years. Extra points if it's not some weapons system based on 1970s Soviet platform.
- cat199 9y agothe technology part of someone saying 'economic powerhouse'? excuse me if i'm confused about who is 'tiptoing' US was still launching satellites in Kazakhstan, last I checked...
- danmaz74 9y agoChina is logically interested in Russia's natural resources and military technology. It's not as if they were proposing an equal partnership.
- pwinnski 9y agoRussia occasionally likes to buy seats at the big table to foster the illusion that they're a world economic power. Note that South Africa also put up $10B, and isn't even remotely considered a world economic superpower. Russia's GDP is $1.28T. That makes them the second-smallest of those four countries, with only South Africa being smaller.