Don't fall for the SCO meme. China and Russia will be destroying each other in another 50 years at this rate because of Xi's expansionist ambitions. Very well possible that Russia could end up partnering with NATO to hold off Chinese expansion at some point in the future, there is not enough room for them both in Asia.
By 2050 and their current birth rate Russia will have a population of less than 80 million. They will be in a worse state than currently. And on the opposite China will be everywhere. In South America, in Africa and in Europe. Russia won't be a threat to China. They will be depend on China.
Exactly, but do you think that they are going to accept being a second rate power as basically a vassal state of the Chinese? Not with the current leadership, and highly unlikely with any future ones tbh. Nationalism is still too strong there.
I think that at some point, the West and Russia will have to put their current differences aside and work together in order to contain the Chinese threat. As you said, China is rising as a superpower, with Russia relegated to being a regional one, which means that they will have a common enemy with the West. I think that the historical perception of Russia as a superpower means that they aren't going to accept playing junior partner in a coalition with the Chinese, they would rather fight as equals with the West.
Maybe their population wants to look westwards but their government doesn't. If it came to a US war against China, on which side do you think the Russians would be?
If Prime Minister Harper was still in charge he'd have got us those vaccines by now right?
No. I doubt that the Cons would have done anything different compared to the Libs in regards to Covid.
Russia is one step away from forming a military alliance with China. Do you really want this help?
Don't fall for the SCO meme. China and Russia will be destroying each other in another 50 years at this rate because of Xi's expansionist ambitions. Very well possible that Russia could end up partnering with NATO to hold off Chinese expansion at some point in the future, there is not enough room for them both in Asia.
By 2050 and their current birth rate Russia will have a population of less than 80 million. They will be in a worse state than currently. And on the opposite China will be everywhere. In South America, in Africa and in Europe. Russia won't be a threat to China. They will be depend on China.
Exactly, but do you think that they are going to accept being a second rate power as basically a vassal state of the Chinese? Not with the current leadership, and highly unlikely with any future ones tbh. Nationalism is still too strong there.
I think that at some point, the West and Russia will have to put their current differences aside and work together in order to contain the Chinese threat. As you said, China is rising as a superpower, with Russia relegated to being a regional one, which means that they will have a common enemy with the West. I think that the historical perception of Russia as a superpower means that they aren't going to accept playing junior partner in a coalition with the Chinese, they would rather fight as equals with the West.
Maybe their population wants to look westwards but their government doesn't. If it came to a US war against China, on which side do you think the Russians would be?
No. I doubt that the Cons would have done anything different compared to the Libs in regards to Covid.
Russia's. As they should be.