Russia is the successor state of a former failed superpower. China is a rising superpower with a large, advanced military and a strong industrial base.

There’s no comparison. China is a far greater threat to the West than Russia.

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ulfw 5 days ago | parent [-]

What is it threatening to do to the US?

or is for you being able to threat a threat already? If so, why did American companies invest for decades into China so eagerly with US government support?

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dlachausse 4 days ago | parent [-]

If they take Taiwan that would be very disruptive to the US and the rest of the world. They have made credible threats to do that.

How does Russia threaten the United States? They can’t even take over Ukraine.

	▲	lern_too_spel 4 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		By destabilizing Western democracies, which they have proven quite adept at. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundations_of_Geopolitics
	▲	fauigerzigerk 4 days ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		>How does Russia threaten the United States? By supporting China and pointing nuclear warheads at the US?
	▲	Paradigma11 4 days ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Russia sees itself as a superpower and the only way to prove this to its population is by being in constant conflict with other perceived superpowers.
	▲	ulfw 4 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		If you believe Russia is not at active cyber war with the west I got a bridge to Ukraine to sell to you