In reality, like Europe, it follows the commands of its overlords.
They don't listen to us and don't even like us. They just want the free money and help we give them. The moment they don't need us for pew pew anymore they'll kick us out like ingrates.
you look absolutely ridiculous.
Says the guy who talks like ChatGPT trained on Cold War commie propaganda pamphlets.
So there's an immense amount of room for growth
Not really, because of logistics. Russia's natural resources are spread out over a huge area. Some are by China and sold to China, some are by Europe and sold to Europe. Russia cannot simply or easily switch the Europe resources to China. How do you propose Russia sell natural gas to China without having any pipeline set up to do so? And not being able to simply build a pipeline to do so because the distances are so vast that it wouldn't be economical? Anyway I remember reading about this before so I just googled it. Article discussing the issues with Russia's pivot to China: https://www.csis.org/analysis/can-russia-execute-gas-pivot-asia
"Russia typically sells 160 to 200 bcm to Europe on an annual basis. With existing infrastructure, Russia could deliver 80 bcm to Asia.. Russia could expand its pipeline exports to China, although the big prize, Power of Siberia 2, faces uncertain prospects. Russia is unlikely to sell as much gas to Asia as it does to Europe now. But it could close the gap; it is possible to imagine scenarios where Russia sells 100 to 120 bcm to Asia by 2030. This would be a remarkable accomplishment given where Russia was a decade ago... China pays far less for Russian gas than Europe does. It even pays less to Russia than to central Asian suppliers... More importantly, Russia’s market share in Asia will remain small. China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan each got less than 10 percent of its LNG from Russia in 2021. Even when Power of Siberia reaches its full capacity, China might import less than 10 percent of its gas needs from Russia (Chinese demand in 2021 was roughly 367 bcm and is growing rapidly). Russia will never have market power in Asia, certainly not compared to its dominant position in the European market. The gas pivot from Europe to Asia will work, but it is not a one-to-one shift by any means."
Obviously, no one is attacking Russia in the east for those wastelands.
China has imperial ambitions and is hungry for resources. The Far East has a disproportionate amount of natural resources, which is why Imperial Japan originally wanted to conquer it.
the bloodthirsty, cynical Machiavellian that he - and all your other politicians - are.
You're talking about a man who walks into the bathroom and forgets why he went there.
They don't listen to us and don't even like us. They just want the free money and help we give them. The moment they don't need us for pew pew anymore they'll kick us out like ingrates.
Says the guy who talks like ChatGPT trained on Cold War commie propaganda pamphlets.
Not really, because of logistics. Russia's natural resources are spread out over a huge area. Some are by China and sold to China, some are by Europe and sold to Europe. Russia cannot simply or easily switch the Europe resources to China. How do you propose Russia sell natural gas to China without having any pipeline set up to do so? And not being able to simply build a pipeline to do so because the distances are so vast that it wouldn't be economical? Anyway I remember reading about this before so I just googled it. Article discussing the issues with Russia's pivot to China: https://www.csis.org/analysis/can-russia-execute-gas-pivot-asia
"Russia typically sells 160 to 200 bcm to Europe on an annual basis. With existing infrastructure, Russia could deliver 80 bcm to Asia.. Russia could expand its pipeline exports to China, although the big prize, Power of Siberia 2, faces uncertain prospects. Russia is unlikely to sell as much gas to Asia as it does to Europe now. But it could close the gap; it is possible to imagine scenarios where Russia sells 100 to 120 bcm to Asia by 2030. This would be a remarkable accomplishment given where Russia was a decade ago... China pays far less for Russian gas than Europe does. It even pays less to Russia than to central Asian suppliers... More importantly, Russia’s market share in Asia will remain small. China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan each got less than 10 percent of its LNG from Russia in 2021. Even when Power of Siberia reaches its full capacity, China might import less than 10 percent of its gas needs from Russia (Chinese demand in 2021 was roughly 367 bcm and is growing rapidly). Russia will never have market power in Asia, certainly not compared to its dominant position in the European market. The gas pivot from Europe to Asia will work, but it is not a one-to-one shift by any means."
China has imperial ambitions and is hungry for resources. The Far East has a disproportionate amount of natural resources, which is why Imperial Japan originally wanted to conquer it.
You're talking about a man who walks into the bathroom and forgets why he went there.