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> But in reality, they are neighbors and China has (or is in the process of) replacing Russia as the #2 power. China is well beyond replacing Russia as a world
by mullingitover 6y ago
> But in reality, they are neighbors and China has (or is in the process of) replacing Russia as the #2 power.
China is well beyond replacing Russia as a world power. Russia's GDP is ~1.658 trillion USD, which puts it below Canada. China's GDP? ~13.61 trillion USD.
Russia is pretty much a washed up has-been with nukes.
- mc32 6y agoIt’s shocking how far they’ve fallen. But they let corruption take hold of everything, gov, economy, etc., so no one in their right minds would want to invest. They weren’t going to be the second economic power, but no reason they couldn’t have been number four behind Japan. But they could not help it, they squandered it.
- reducesuffering 6y agoRussian GDP is frequently touted as why they're overrated. However, the Russian kleptocracy believes real power is now coming from mastery of the cyberspace: disinformation, cybersecurity, offensive hacking capabilities, AI superiority[0]. This is a likely accurate understanding, and Russia has immense experience. [0]https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/4/16251226/russia-ai-putin-rule-the-world https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/4/16251226/russia-ai-putin-r...
- bserge 6y agoAll they can do (bar actual war) is make other countries worse. It's pretty sad, "if we can't be better than them, then we'll make them worse off than us" is a terrible strategy for the world.
- carierx1 6y agoMaking everyone else worse... the true Balkan curse.
- selimthegrim 6y agoIf we can’t work, at least we can fight.