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Could Siberia Be a Greater Prize Than the South China Sea for China?
- empressplay 4y agoRussia and China carried out a joint military drill yesterday, buzzing Japan. Those hoping for conflict between them need to smoke another bowl.
- aaaaaaaaata 4y agoWhat if it doesn't come from conflict, but cooperation?
- bell-cot 4y agoFirst impression - credibility could be greatly improved by not leading off with a huge Mercator map of Asia. (NO, Siberia does NOT have ~5x the land area of China.) Second impression - that map shows China taking ALL of the Western Siberian petroleum basin. Wow. And the article's author seems to know that both China and Russia are ambitious modern nations...but not that nuclear weapons exist. Let alone that Russia has plenty of them. Bottom Line - if you're eager to imagine Bad Things happening to Russia, then the article is nice daydream fuel. Back in reality, Russia would not let China (or anyone else) grab the huge oil/gas-producing region which is its only claim to being a serious economic player in the modern world. Not without a major nuclear war.
- jjtheblunt 4y agoA tailored biological war could replace a major nuclear war, no?
- nikolay 4y agoOne word - nukes!
- zaphirplane 4y agoNot a tin foil hat person, there is an uptick in what reads like psychological warfare against Russia, editors really looking for eyeballs by throwing anything on the wall or a wave of investigative reporting