i somewhat doubt china and russia have amibitions outside of their respective geopolitical and economic spheres of influence.
to the extent that current events have the u.s. off-balance, that's all fine and good with them.
russia's just paying off its IMF debts and doesn't want to get into an arms race it can't afford.
china, in spite of its deep-rooted tradition of being an authoritarian nation (well before communism took hold with mao) is going to experience some social fermentation that inevitably comes with rapid economic growth - that should be an interesting distraction for the folks in the forbidden city.
what will REALLY screw things up in the region is resurgent japanese nationalism and beefed up military spending.
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