Hold on now. I read this book.
It was called “The Bear and the Dragon” by Tom Clancy.
It was one of Clancy’s last books. The plot revolves around the invasion of Siberia by China after there was a discovery of oil and gold or diamonds. In it Russia joins NATO and together the Russians, British, US and other NATO countries, we kick some Kung Fu butt.
I know a guy who has some family in Kyrgyzstan. He’s ethnically Russian and a lot of Russians who were sent there during Soviet times ended up staying. Sounds like a fascinating place as he describes it.