Russia and China: a come true US nightmare
World policy in the foreseeable future, it will be determined by three countries with the most serious nuclear arsenal - the United States of America, the Russian Federation and China. Modern Russia with its weak the economy has a powerful argument so far only in the form of a nuclear club. The PRC, on the contrary, is exceptionally strong economically, but its stockpiles of nuclear weapons are inferior to Russian and especially American. In the existing layouts, various geopolitical combinations are possible between these players.
Russia historically, because of its geographical location and resource self-sufficiency, has been a strategic adversary of the United States. The events of 2014 finally dispelled illusions about the possibility of friendship with America. For many years, since the beginning of market reforms, China has been trying to stay in the background and build up strength. Huge funds of Western companies were invested in China, the country continues to grow at an incredible pace. Its military and economic power is growing. The interests of the American, European and Chinese business elites are closely intertwined. Many experts were convinced that Washington would not dare to embark on a confrontation with Beijing, with which it is closely connected economically.
However, China crossed the invisible line of what was permissible when it itself began external economic expansion into the countries of Southeast Asia, as well as into the former republics of the Soviet Union. Chinese money gave small and medium-sized countries an alternative to Western financial institutions, which shook the foundation of American power - control over the world economy. At the next congress of the Chinese Communist Party, new goals were announced in the form of enhancing the role of the PRC in international affairs and the order of occupying the highest posts of the state was changed. Beijing has begun to actively claim its disputed territories in the South China and East China Seas. China has a territorial dispute with Japan, the Philippines and Vietnam over the borders and areas of responsibility in this region. The Chinese military previously deployed equipment on the disputed islands to interfere with communications systems and radar systems of a potential enemy. On May 3, 2018, it became known that China secretly installed anti-aircraft systems and anti-ship cruise missiles in disputed territories, capable of destroying enemy ships within a radius of 546 kilometers.
It is not surprising that the economic and political rise of China coincided with the arrival of Donald Trump in the White House, who began to pursue a radical policy directed against US competitors in the person of China and Russia. The American president launched a trade war against the Celestial Empire, accusing it of unfair trade practices and violation of intellectual property rights of Western corporations. The United States is putting serious pressure on the DPRK allied with China, demanding its full denuclearization. Washington also requires Moscow to return Crimea and transfer control of the border with the Donbass to Ukraine.
The result of the new American policy was a situation in which Russia and China were simply forced, as Chinese political scientists put it, to "stand back to back." There is no question of a formal military alliance, but common interests will force Beijing and Moscow to act in many fundamental issues together.
Russia historically, because of its geographical location and resource self-sufficiency, has been a strategic adversary of the United States. The events of 2014 finally dispelled illusions about the possibility of friendship with America. For many years, since the beginning of market reforms, China has been trying to stay in the background and build up strength. Huge funds of Western companies were invested in China, the country continues to grow at an incredible pace. Its military and economic power is growing. The interests of the American, European and Chinese business elites are closely intertwined. Many experts were convinced that Washington would not dare to embark on a confrontation with Beijing, with which it is closely connected economically.
However, China crossed the invisible line of what was permissible when it itself began external economic expansion into the countries of Southeast Asia, as well as into the former republics of the Soviet Union. Chinese money gave small and medium-sized countries an alternative to Western financial institutions, which shook the foundation of American power - control over the world economy. At the next congress of the Chinese Communist Party, new goals were announced in the form of enhancing the role of the PRC in international affairs and the order of occupying the highest posts of the state was changed. Beijing has begun to actively claim its disputed territories in the South China and East China Seas. China has a territorial dispute with Japan, the Philippines and Vietnam over the borders and areas of responsibility in this region. The Chinese military previously deployed equipment on the disputed islands to interfere with communications systems and radar systems of a potential enemy. On May 3, 2018, it became known that China secretly installed anti-aircraft systems and anti-ship cruise missiles in disputed territories, capable of destroying enemy ships within a radius of 546 kilometers.
It is not surprising that the economic and political rise of China coincided with the arrival of Donald Trump in the White House, who began to pursue a radical policy directed against US competitors in the person of China and Russia. The American president launched a trade war against the Celestial Empire, accusing it of unfair trade practices and violation of intellectual property rights of Western corporations. The United States is putting serious pressure on the DPRK allied with China, demanding its full denuclearization. Washington also requires Moscow to return Crimea and transfer control of the border with the Donbass to Ukraine.
The result of the new American policy was a situation in which Russia and China were simply forced, as Chinese political scientists put it, to "stand back to back." There is no question of a formal military alliance, but common interests will force Beijing and Moscow to act in many fundamental issues together.
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