Posted on 11/07/2014 12:58:35 PM PST by Thistooshallpass9
If you haven’t already read it, Gilbert Rozman has an incisive essay over at Foreign Affairs that explains why the contemporary iteration of close bilateral ties between Russia and China is here to stay. Rozman argues that we’re not about to see a rehash of the Sino-Soviet split anytime soon for a variety of reasons — most related to national identity and ideology. What makes Rozman’s argument remarkably convincing in my view is the complete absence of the United States’ policy and position in Asia as a causal force in driving China and Russia together. Indeed, under Putin and Xi, China and Russia have come together organically as both country’s ideological directions and geopolitical impulses have converged. While the two aren’t formal allies (and won’t be anytime soon), their potential combined impact on international relations in Asia and the world at large should not be understated.
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The Bear and the Dragon together
What about a US-Chinese axis? If not for Kissinger, Clintons and their fellow travelers China would have been still oxacart these days.
As for Russia it seems like leadership and most of population is getting progressively insane but it is not if I can blame them considering the volume of hot water Obammunist and his minions are pumping down their heads.
What Pooty-Poot doesn’t understand is that Russia is becoming nothing more than a satrap of China. In other words a satellite.
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