Eastern Russia is not populated simply because no one can make a living there. The coastal areas are all that is worth a damn.
As China transitions back to by the book Maoist socialism, the actual outcome becomes less and less certain
China that was, isn’t
“Eastern Russia is not populated simply because no one can make a living there. The coastal areas are all that is worth a damn.”
Sounds like the American Southwest. I’m pretty sure one day parts of Siberia will be full up.