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Originally Posted by Matata
I don't think it's too hard to assume that China would want to enjoy economic and cultural dominance over it's surrounding nations. Their whole playbook has been plagiarized from the US, who've basically mastered the art of dominating foreign nations in such a manner. Conquest isn't required once you figure out how to milk the cow for free.
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I'm not sure the US invented that playbook. The strategy of using client states has likely been around as long as people have.
Once again, China is a long game nation. They don't need to invade anywhere. They can just let Russia continue to collapse while they continue to move their people and resources into the area over time.
Multiple regions in Eastern Russia already have a very heavy Chinese presence, and everyday the Russian population there dwindles. If you look at that link I provided, the Chinese already control the majority of the farms in the Jewish Oblast and the Khaborovsk Krai region:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50185006
There's nothing historically Russian about Siberia. The way Russia is trending, they simply don't have the resources to continue controlling Siberia much longer.