[Mariner]

While the combination of Russian technology and Chinese money could present a real threat to the western world, I don't think they'll ever overcome their basic fear of each other.

That said, they could combinate to fund proxies that could make our lives uncomfortable.

Still, the planet belongs to the USA and we can do whatever we have the will to do.

[paudio]

I think Russia is part of the broad Western world as well... It’s also true that the ‘Western world’ itself consists of many factions that keep fighting each other...