[neutronsgalore]

I agree. China’s being underestimated, especially with their steady infiltration of immigrants into resource-rich Russia, a nation whose ethnic Russian population is dying. I wouldn’t be surprised if, by the end of the century, China ends up buying the Eastern half of Russia. That would end a lot of raw-materials dependency.

I think a collapse of the USA would do short-term damage to China, but they would adapt.

[ponder life]

I hope China at least gets the Russian Far East, which is about 1/4 of Russia. And peacefully, of course (via purchases). But yes, the dynamics of China requires that part of the world, especially when considering that it will require significant Chinese involvement for the Russians to exploit the resources there.

Be interesting to see what the global dynamics in year 2100 will look like :)