Why Russia's Biggest Threat is Actually China

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I always saw the Russian-Chinese "alliance" as the definition of "there are no allies, only common interests".

Moral of this video: In politics, there are no lasting friends, no lasting enemies, only lasting interests.

Great work! I learned a lot. Will recommend you!

To win a hundred battles is not a good thing; to subjugate an enemy's troops without fighting is a good thing. - Art of War.

I am Mongolian, the friendship between Russia and China is beneficial for us, but it also brings danger.

Since Russia invaded Ukraine I've always thought it was a great opportunity for China to overtake valuable lands to their north.

Beautiful work brother i love this up date news

Thank you so much for informing us ❤

I got a sudden chill when you started talking about water scarcity and how conflicts may arise from it. The saying that my parents used to say that "one day, there will be a war for water" is beginning to come into fruition.

Just a small correction, the territory ceded by China to Russia in 1858 was Manchuria in its entirety not just Outer Manchuria. Inner Manchuria was eventually returned to China while Outer Manchuria remained in Russian hands and is where the port city of Vladivostok is located. You can see this discrepancy in your own maps, with your statement on supposed 'outer Manchuria' encompassing the border with North Korea while in the next map which still talks about outer Manchuria that territory suddenly shrunk(inner Manchuria back to Chinese hands as it currently is).

Great explanation! Great content. Understanding this is necessary

Thanks for this analysis. Great work!

"No nation has friends, only interests." - French President Charles de Gaulle

I love your style of explaining current world affairs through geography. It makes it simple to understand and leaves all the political bias at the door.

Your videos are amazingly good. I learn so much from them. Thank you.

That's correct. Threats come from dictators not from free world.

It would have been great if you talked about the impact of having Mongolia right between China and Russia in this.

Thanks for this! It's good to see the perspectives of other nation states and the geopolitical history laid out in very easy to digest ways.

It’s hard when you don’t show map aligned with the north. Very confusing. ❤ 🙏 and thanks for your great videos anyway.