Yes, and if, IF, this happens, I hope the asian countries don't blow the peace the way we blew it with the Russians. After the wall fell, we had an opportunity to establish much better relations, but corporatist carpetbaggers sandbagged drunky Yeltsin leading to the rise of the reprobate Pooty Poot.
Total BS
The Russians were pretty much destitute. My smal company was there and had trouble responding to all the requests. For instance, the main library in St Petersburg wanted to buy some simple PC’s. They had no means or resources to pay for them. Fax machines were in very high demand. Again, no resources to pay.
Some tried to pay with a transferable bank document provided the company as security for payments from a foreign government. The communists sold weapons and were paid with a sort of IOU entitling the seller to payment due from the foreign government paid in the foreign currency. This bogus device was however valid for the Russian manufacturer to borrow from the russian bank to meet payrolls.
THe Russian communists quickly became capitalists and took over businesses and industries. They never understood the difference between revenue and profit. They took the revenues and deposited them in switzerland.
The Russians had the same or even better chances to save them selves than China. China had the braains and initiative to take the opportunity and go forward. The stupid Russians did not