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I doubt it. Russia really needs Crimea, a matter of NATSEC as they have no warm water ports https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/03/russias_aggress

I doubt it. Russia really needs Crimea, a matter of NATSEC as they have no warm water ports https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/03/russias_aggression_is_really_a.html https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/03/russias... . Russia was already in the doghouse so it's like killing one more person after you've killed 5 others. China on the other hand, knows that Taiwan isn't going anywhere and it's not worth war, embargoes and what not. IMO they are patient... As for Crimeans, who knows, they could all be happier under Russia for all we know.

rtkwe 8y ago
On the other hand much of the world is more dependent on China's cheap manufacturing and products than anyone was for Russian products which makes sanctioning (or going to war with) them much harder. It'd definitely be interesting to see how far the One China but not really policy that most of the world follows will stretch if/when China actually makes an Over move against Taiwan.