Jiang predicts that Russia will focus military expansion on Ukraine, the Baltic states, and Central Asia, and that this outward conquest can preserve Russian cohesion if Russia keeps fighting.
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Central Asia
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Jiang says Siberian land history, Chinese migration, and Belt and Road pressure in Central Asia create real geopolitical friction between Russia and China.
Jiang says the deeper long-term geopolitical tension may be between Russia and China rather than between China and the United States, because Russia and China share borders and compete in Central Asia.
Jiang says China's need for resources and space pushes it into Central Asia, creating direct conflict with Russia's traditional sphere of influence.
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"...especially Ukraine, but also the Baltic states as well, and then Central Asia. Okay? So as long as Russia is able to maintain its..."
"...road and how china needs to uh create this quarter through central asia but central asia traditionally has been uh russian sphere of influence..."
"...that Russia and China do have divergent geopolitical interests, especially in Central Asia. You know, they're both trying to be the top dog in..."
"...needs more resources china is now forced to expand out into central asia right kazakhstan for example that comes that that's the traditional russian..."
"years china invested billions of dollars into kazakhstan in order to co -opt the local elite um then the russians backed another political faction..."
"...access Africa, it wants to access India, it wants to access Central Asia, Iran is very important strategically. Okay? It's also very easy for..."
"...what happened was that the Tang Emperor was expanding everywhere into Central Asia, and it had a very strong military. And it basically was..."
"...a high -speed rail network from Beijing all the way across Central Asia and into Europe. Okay? This is a land route that Beijing..."
"...Game a war between Russia and Britain uh for control of Central Asia um and also India the Congress of India and then um..."
"...see, a lot of this is based in Africa, and maybe Central Asia, and parts of South America. Ammonia is, here I'll call it,..."
"...have been called the great game between Britain and Russia in central Asia."
"...something called the great game with Russia where they fought for Central Asia because again Britain cannot afford for Russia to unify uh the..."
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