Its why the present (and long-standing) US deep-state focus on neutering Russia is absolutely ridiculous and strategically stupid.
China is already an economic and trading power. Russia is not. Russia abandoned communist ideology. China has not. Russia is a christian nation, that traditionally looks towards the West. China is not.
The US deep-state’s asinine machinations and fight over the poor, corrupt and demographically collapsing Ukraine is a seriously stupid thing to do.
As long as Russia is allied to China, blocking Russia is essential to defending against China.
Take Ukraine. It is the most fertile agricultural region of the world outside the Midwest.
China cannot feed itself without imports. If Ukraine is in the Western block the west will have an essential control over China.
China’s been going full boar for years in it’s expansion throughout the world......but it’s coziness with Saudi is to weaken our relationship and leverage against us.
Important to be aware of China. Russia and M.East movements among their leaders now...and who is visiting who.
Putin and Xi meeting this week as an example.