You think China wants to start a war with Russia? Really?
You think China wants to start a war with Russia? Really?........................... How easy is it to defend a border that covers 12 time zones with a population under 200M? Russia isn’t encircled by 100% of friendly neighbors. All China needs to do to get part of the Russian territory is to declare war and surrender 200M troops. They are already creeping into eastern Russia, Putin has sent units to the Russian Chinese border to build up his defenses. IMO, Forget the treaty BS, Russians know about treaties and what they are worth. China is out to grab needed resources where ever they can using what ever method is necessary short of actual combat. China vs Japan is a battle of $$$$$$ and trade competition as is the rest of SE Asia. No one wants a Nuke War. The only loose cannon is SK. I fear that lunatic on his dying bed would launch every missile he has in the inventory to celebrate it. Over all its going to end up as a battle over who gets what in the drive for needed resources. Maybe the UN will decide the outcome? LOL!!!!!
If China really means to utilize the incredibly huge investment its made on its armed forces, it would be far more logical and renumerative to seize the Pacific regions of Russia and Siberia after some absurd causus belli is found.
Do they want a war with Russia, right now no. If they can take Taiwan and neutralize the US Navy and Japan they will turn on Russia or India rather quickly. I say Russia because of their natural resources. The only reason they might hesitate is Russian nukes.
Japan needs to build an offensive capable navy and air force and begin to build nuclear weapons. They have the nuclear fuel to easily build them, they just need the desire and if Japan went nuclear it changes the whole equation in the Pacific with China.