>China invades Russia
U know this is a meme right? As long as russia doesnt collapse into warlordism, china isnt invading jack shit. Put yourself in china's shoes. Why should they invade even if we assume Russia will not use Nukes.
>But they can get the oil and raw materials in siberia!!!!
True, but they can also just buy from russia at discounted rates already without losing men and spend hundred of millions trying to pacify siberia.
>But invading russia will earn them good will from the west!!
Initially sure, they will be some applauding and reddit will upvote the latest news. But china's clash with the west has been about its own growing economic might. This is where all the tarrifs and "overcapacity" stuff comes from. China is taking a larger shares of the pie and they already control 33% of the worlds manufacturing and is predicted to grow to 40% by 2030. Once the dust settles, it returns back to the status quo so just another waste of men and material.
>China lost those land during the Qing dynasty and they should reclaim it!!
Yeah they did. But the border with russia has already been settles in 2002. Even if we assume they renegade the northern chinese provinces are the equivalent of America's rustbelt. Everyone is moving out to the south and there isnt much opportunities there. Why would they reclaim more northern lands that nobody wants to live?

Also by invading russia, it guarantees any future russian government would be very anti chinese and they would play into NATO's hand. Now image NATO spanning across all the way into china or possibly central asia, right on china's western border.

There is simply very little upside for china to invade russia. By doing nothing and keeping the status quo, they are winning.

>>527391053
Yi Xuan is just superior