The only case that China would be interested in Siberia (and it is extremely far fetched) is if Russia became an enemy state that refused to trade with China. O

The only case that China would be interested in Siberia (and it is extremely far fetched) is if Russia became an enemy state that refused to trade with China. Otherwise China can get whatever it wants from Siberia from mutually beneficial trade. I will also note for thousands of years that China except for the brief period when it was a part of the Mongol empire has never expanded beyond its basic territory, i.e. limited by the extent of rice agriculture. These memes (Putin is in it for the money, China covets Siberia) are basically Reddit tier thinking in my opinion. Reality is quite a bit different.