> Chinese maps since Russia’s war on Ukraine have started renaming Eastern Russian territories to Chinese. I couldn't find a reference for this. I could find a

> Chinese maps since Russia’s war on Ukraine have started renaming Eastern Russian territories to Chinese. I couldn't find a reference for this. I could find a reference to a single island at their border that has been disputed for 30 years. All of these disputes have been ongoing for a long time. The west has its fractures. US caught spying on Merkel. France's Macron has stated that he wants to diversify his ties to keep China included in trade relations. The west has been more unified in the last couple years because of the Ukraine War. US and company are equally reliant on BRICS. Small shifts in balance can have ripple effects in the economies.