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2005-05-20 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

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Posted by Steve 2005-05-20 3:18:56 PM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Russia is in a tough spot. Their territory east of the Urals is essentially indefensible from Chinese encroachment. For instance the Russian Far East has a population of only 6 or 7 million and falling fast, and maybe 3 million Chinese (legal and mostly illegal) starting at from almost zero in 1989. East and West Siberia together has only 25 million Russians.

Posted by ed 2005-05-20 17:43|| 2005-05-20 17:43|| Front Page Top

#2 Paul Goble iirc is a former top State Dept official and old Russia hand. This is a major issue. Whether Russia contains 3m or 5m or more Chinese immigrants, nearly all are in the Russian Far East, which means that this is already a large % of the population there. And it's incresaing due not only to immigration but to the decline in Russia's native born population, which is proceeding at close to 1 million per year.

Without question China will eventually turn the Russian Far East into a satellite.

Posted by thibaud (aka lex) 2005-05-20 18:04|| 2005-05-20 18:04|| Front Page Top

#3 In reality, they didn't fight 200 Chinese workers.

They tried to rough up Jackie Chan and it just seemed like they were fighting 200 workers...

Posted by Phil Fraering 2005-05-20 19:06|| http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com]">[http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com] 2005-05-20 19:06|| Front Page Top

#4 I think the Russians need to be hooked up with Mexico, They have a surplus population they want to export.

Posted by Sock Puppet Oâ Doom 2005-05-20 19:17|| 2005-05-20 19:17|| Front Page Top

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