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2018-03-31 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

No One Saw It Coming: How Russia Went to War against China in 2020

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Posted by Besoeker 2018-03-31 10:46|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 it shocked everyone. Russia? We all shook our heads, how did that happen? They were not even on our radar scope.
Could insert something very like this in almost any future news report on NK.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2018-03-31 11:52|| 2018-03-31 11:52|| Front Page Top

#2 This is dumb. Just someone projecting Russophobia.

Posted by Herb McCoy7309 2018-03-31 14:48|| 2018-03-31 14:48|| Front Page Top

#3 They've been at war in the past, no reason it couldn't happen again. Putin seems more interested in reassembling the USSR, though.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2018-03-31 16:19|| 2018-03-31 16:19|| Front Page Top

#4 This is a pretty stupid scenario. Russia doesn't have the money to fight China. It also doesn't have the equipment. In 4th gen fighters alone, Russia has 500 fighters to China's 800+. China's economy is 10x Russia's. Economically-speaking, this would be like a rerun of the Pacific War with Russia in the role of Japan, and China in the role of Uncle Sam. Except China doesn't have to cross an ocean to fight Russia.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2018-03-31 19:18|| 2018-03-31 19:18|| Front Page Top

#5 As I expected, the website Task and Purpose contributes articles to HuffPo. Putin is a Russian imperialist, but he'd be nuts to take on China. And the Chinese are just as likely to end up fighting South Korea if they enter the North. Putin's goals in the Far East are very likely defensive - as in hold the Russian Far East and Mongolia against any Chinese offensives, which will come in the fullness of time, given that Chinese territorial goals are like matryoshka dolls.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2018-03-31 19:25|| 2018-03-31 19:25|| Front Page Top

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