China or the People's Republic of China is a state in East Asia. A map of China shows that the state is the third largest in the world by area. The area of ​​the country is 9,596,960 square meters. km. The country's population is 1,347,374,752 people.

Today China is one of the world's superpowers. The PRC is the largest country in terms of population; the world's third largest space and nuclear missile power; second in the world in terms of GDP. In addition, China has the world's largest army.

Today, everyone has a lot of products in their home with the “Made in China” stamp. China is the world's largest exporter of various goods and products. The country is also a leader in the production of various types of industrial products, including cars. China is often called the “factory of the world.”

The country's largest cities are Beijing (the capital), Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tianjin, Guangzhou and Wuhan. China is divided into 22 provinces, but claims authority over the 23rd province, Taiwan.

China's rapid development in the 21st century has led to the emergence of a large social gap between the poor and rich. The government of the country intends to artificially stop the growth of economic development and use all funds received to improve the lives of peasants.

Historical reference

China is one of the oldest countries in the world. The approximate age of the country is about 5000 years. The history of China for many millennia was conducted according to the ruling dynasties: from 2353 BC. e. until 1911. The Republic of China existed from 1912 to 1949. In 1949, the People's Republic of China was founded. Since then, the ruling party has been the Chinese Communist Party.

Must Visit

A detailed satellite map of China is replete with various historical cities and attractions. It is recommended to visit the Great Wall of China, the Forbidden City, the Summer Residence and the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, the Terracotta Army Mausoleum in Xi'an, the Soul Refuge Temple in Hangzhou, the Garden City of Suzhou, the ancient capital of Luoyang, the Jade Buddha Temple and the skyscraper district in Shanghai, the casino in Macau, high-altitude Hong Kong and thermal springs on Hainan Island.

China is the largest country in Asia in terms of area. And in terms of the number of people living, the People's Republic of China is ahead of the rest of the planet. Therefore, it is not surprising that China borders many other countries.

China and its borders

The south of the country has borders with the following countries:

• State of Vietnam;
• Myanmar (or Burma);
• Laos;
• Butane;
• Nepal;
• And India.

In the North, the PRC neighbors such states as:

• Russia;
• Mongolia.

The western direction is limited to the following territories:

• Pakistan;
• Afghanistan;
• Kazakhstan;
• Tajikistan;
• Kyrgyzstan.

The eastern borders of China are in contact with the lands of North Korea. In total, 14 countries are considered border countries for China.

Features of Chinese borders

All land borders of the PRC are approximately 22 thousand kilometers. The largest border line is between China and Russia.

The Chinese government regularly has land disputes with Russia. So in 2012, over 17 hectares of land, it almost came to an armed conflict. But the two powers still managed to agree peacefully.

The historical border - the Great Wall of China - lies in the north of the country. This structure was built to protect China from the Mongol invasion. And today the bright and famous landmark still fulfills its border role.

The water border line in the PRC stretches through the waters of the Yellow Sea, the Chinese and South China Seas, as well as the Korean Gulf. The coastline border is approximately 18 thousand kilometers without island territories, and 32 thousand kilometers of combined coastline with islands.

The attitude of the Chinese towards their borders

Since the PRC is a fairly densely populated country, the issue of expanding borders there is quite acute. If you look at ancient geographical maps, you can see that China used to own much more land than it does today. For example, Siberia was previously under the control of the Chinese.

And, of course, the Chinese people are trying their best to win disputes over some islands and lands. But for now the situation with these territories remains the same. Although the Chinese still managed to take a small part of the mountain range from Tajikistan.

But this was a flaw of Tajik diplomats. And these lands were practically not used for living. In general, China takes the protection of its borders quite seriously. This power has a large army, a significant part of which is border troops.

Today, China's economy is at a high level. The state successfully competes with countries such as the USA and Japan. Should we expect military conflicts with China over territories? The answer will depend on the course chosen by the governments of countries bordering each other. Until now, all land disputes have been resolved peacefully. Although several centuries ago it was because of borders that fierce wars were fought in China, which were ended only after the creation of a strong and centralized state.

Chinese ancient territories

Qing Empire (1644 - 1912)

Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644)

Yuan Dynasty (1279 - 1368)

Northwest China
Yuan Dynasty (1279 - 1368)

Song Dynasty (960 - 1279)

Northern Song Dynasty (960 - 1127)

Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (907 - 979)

Tang Dynasty 669 (618 - 907)

Full Sui period (581 - 618)

Eastern Jin Dynasty (317 - 420 AD)

Three Kingdoms Period (220 - 280 AD)

These are maps from atlases on the history of China, from which hundreds of millions of Chinese schoolchildren study. By looking at these maps of the ancestral Chinese lands, you can easily answer a few very simple questions:
- Why are all the favorite dishes of “Siberian” cuisine, such as dumplings, actually dishes of traditional Chinese cuisine and can be ordered in any restaurant in China?
- Why are all the indigenous peoples of Siberia and the indigenous peoples of the North living east of the Urals more like the Chinese than the Russians?
- Why do the Chinese easily tolerate frosts and can live and work without problems in the permafrost zone and in the Far North?

“After the Second Opium War, the Russian Empire, taking advantage of the seizure of China by the British and French armies, occupied Chinese territories by force of arms, and in a vile manner appropriated the lands of the northeast and northwest of China with an area of ​​more than 1.5 million square kilometers” - this is an excerpt from the Chinese eighth-grade history textbook from a section entitled “Russia's Thieving Behavior,” it also notes the “Chinese Northern Territories,” including the Primorsky and Khabarovsk Territories of the Russian Far East, which Russia stole from China.

Under the auspices of the regional organization “Our Common Home Altai”, international student meetings are regularly held, which attract students from Russia, China, Kazakhstan and Mongolia. A teacher participating in international student conferences in the Altai Republic, professor of the Altai State Agrarian University, Doctor of Philosophy Andrei Ivanov reported on June 9, 2006 that in Chinese history textbooks Western Siberia up to the Tomsk region is considered as the “lost lands” of China.

According to Professor Ivanov, a Russian student shared concerns about the possible expansion of the Chinese into Russia, in particular into the territory of Siberia. In response, the Chinese student said that this prospect should be taken more calmly: “We are a growing nation, and we will indeed come here sooner or later.” “Later it turned out,” said Ivanov, “that Chinese history textbooks say that Western Siberia up to and including the Tomsk region is temporarily lost Chinese territory.”

China recognizes that the territories ceded to Qing China under a treaty with the Russian Empire in the 17th century were later absorbed into Russia, which took advantage of the weakening of the Qing Empire, under two “unequal treaties”: the Treaty of Aigun in 1858 and the Treaty of Beijing in 1860. The Russian-Chinese border was finally established in 2008, but Russia continues to worry about China's hidden territorial claims.

Of course, the official Chinese map of the world does not in any way reflect China’s claims to Siberia and the entire Russian Far East. Just like the official maps of Russia and the official position of Russia did not in any way reflect Russia’s claims to Crimea and Novorossiya back in 2013. The referendum in Crimea and its “reunification” with Russia took place in just 2-3 weeks. China is ready to spend a little more time on the return of the “temporarily lost territories of the Celestial Empire.”

After the annexation of Crimea by Russia and the imposition of Western sanctions in March 2014, when Russia was expelled from the G8 group, 81% of Russians, according to a VTsIOM poll, said that the Chinese leadership was friendly towards Russia, placing the Chinese regime first among other countries in terms of level of favor. Even the leader of previous years, Belarus, found itself behind China. In fact, China has reduced investments in Russia, considering cooperation with today's Russia unpredictable. At the beginning of December 2015, the head of NP GLONASS, Alexander Gurko, complained that after the closure of Western markets for Russia, the Chinese raised prices for electronic components for the GLONASS system by 3-4 times. China has allowed Russia to export grain from a limited number of areas, but only in bags and not in bulk. This made exports from Russia unprofitable and put Russia at a disadvantage compared to Beijing's other suppliers. Russia is only China's 15th largest trading partner. Trade turnover between China and Russia at the end of 2015 decreased by 27.8% - to 422.7 billion yuan ($64.2 billion). The volume of exports of Chinese goods to Russia in 2015 fell by 34.4% - to 216.2 billion yuan ($32.9 billion), and imports of Russian products to China decreased by 19.1% - to 206.5 billion yuan ($31) .4 billion). The Russian share in China's foreign trade fell from 2.2% to 1.65%.

Due to the weakening of the ruble, it was a good time for investment, as labor and real estate became cheaper as a result. “It is obvious that Russia was not in the center of attention of the Chinese,” says Yaroslav Lisovolik, chief economist of the Eurasian Development Bank. “Of the $27 billion of Chinese direct investment in the CIS countries in 2015, Russia accounted for only $3.4 billion - against $23.6 billion for Kazakhstan". In Kazakhstan, the Chinese are primarily interested in the extraction of raw materials and the creation of infrastructure for their own transport. The same applies to Russia, which is confirmed by the example of Leonid Mikhelson. Co-owner of Sibur and Novatek Leonid Mikhelson sold 10% of the largest Russian petrochemical concern Sibur to Chinese Sinopec for $1.3 billion in December 2015. The Chinese Silk Road Fund bought a 9.9% stake in the Yamal LNG project owned by Mikhelson ". However, Mikhelson’s example did not become typical for all of Russia, as the Kremlin wanted, the German newspaper wrote Die Welt .

No one in Beijing is going to make a fateful bet on the Russian-Chinese alliance. Hence the disappointment of Russians that China did not recognize the entry of Crimea into Russia, declared respect for the sovereignty of Ukraine and even allocated it a $3.6 billion loan for projects to replace natural gas, thereby helping to get rid of the gas umbilical cord connecting this country with Russia. Moreover, Chinese investments in Russia have decreased by 8.2% since the beginning of 2015. And if the 70% reduction in foreign direct investment in Russia in 2014 can somehow be explained by the machinations of the West, then China’s fading interest looks at least like a betrayal in the eyes of the “advanced” average person.

“It’s no secret that Russia is going through a difficult period. Petrodollars, both before and now, are an important component of the Russian economy. The Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation has calculated that with an oil price of $40 per barrel, Russia's GDP will fall by 5%. At the same time, according to estimates by the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, the Russian budget will be missing more than 3 trillion rubles. However, these are not the biggest challenges. According to Chinese analysts, one of the main reasons for the financial and economic instability of 2014-2015 in Russia is the structural crisis of the economy, which began back in 2012. Its essence lies in the deindustrialization of the economy and the decline of agriculture, and after its completion, as a rule, it is impossible to quickly restore the manufacturing industry and the agricultural sector,” Xinhua writes in the analytical material “Will Russia be able to withstand the test of strength against the backdrop of a complex crisis ?".

Feng Yujun, director of the Institute of Russia at the Chinese Academy of Contemporary International Relations, believes that because of the Ukrainian crisis, Russia has reached its worst strategic impasse since the beginning of the century. Due to a sharp decline in oil prices and harsh sanctions from Western countries, the Russian economy entered a period of depression.

China's interest in Russia is no different from China's interest in African or South American countries rich in natural resources. Now only 0.7% of Chinese foreign investment goes to Russia - 15 times less than from the EU. This share may change somewhat if controlling stakes in Russian strategic oil and gas fields are sold to the Chinese. But then, firstly, we risk becoming a full-fledged raw materials appendage of China, and secondly, we are not much different from Africa, where the Chinese have invested, according to various estimates, from 9 to 12 billion dollars in mining, or from Latin America ( 20–25 billion dollars of Chinese investment in the industry).

Fantasies about Russian leadership in a hypothetical Russian-Chinese union are shattered by the very first comparisons of the two economies. China has already become the world's first economy in terms of purchasing power parity, overtaking the United States. China's share in the world economy, according to the latest data from the International Monetary Fund, has reached 16.48% and the second place is occupied by the US economy at 16.28%. To understand the scale of our lag: Russia's share, when oil cost more than $100 per barrel, was 3.3% (of which raw materials constitute). In addition, China has taken first place in the world in the number of technical laboratories per capita and in technology exports; we are, again, a concerned importer here. If you look at the numbers, you will shudder, because Russia's trade turnover with China before the fall in oil prices was $95 billion, and China's trade with the United States was $650 billion. Once again: $650 billion and $95 billion. This is where tangible and intangible goods are produced. This is as obvious as two and two are four. No increase in Russia's trade turnover with China will change the priority of the American vector of China's development.

China has no particular reason to actively invest in Russia. Beijing is guided by strict economic logic and usually invests either in first world countries that can provide technology and management practices (USA), or in third world countries that are relatively cheap and without unnecessary hassles with labor laws, parting with resources and acreage (Sudan, Zimbabwe) . Russia does not belong to either the first or second category. Judging by the Doing Business ease of doing business ranking, where Russia rose to 51st position in October 2015, China is surrounded by Singapore (1st place), Hong Kong (5th place), South Korea (4th place), Taiwan (11th place) and Malaysia (18th place). In the Global Opportunity Index rating, which measures the investment attractiveness of a state, Russia occupied 81st position in 2015, Singapore - 1st, Hong Kong - 2nd, Malaysia - 10th, South Korea - 28th, Japan - 17th. Yu. At the same time, in terms of the “rule of law” indicator, Russia immediately fell back to 119th position, in company with Nigeria and Mozambique.

RUSSIAN MYTHS. Myths about Russia and Russians. Myths about Russia and Russians. Soviet myths about the USSR and the Soviet people. A textbook for adults and children, schoolchildren of all classes, pupils, students and cadets.

In the historiography of China, there are separate directions that pay great attention to territorial issues and problems of the evolution of China’s borders. At different periods of history, these scientific schools either gain or lose their popularity. Thus, some researchers believe that the territorial issue with Russia has not yet been settled, and part of the territories that are now part of the Russian Federation and Kazakhstan were once captured by the Russian Empire from China.

Debunking the myth about the collector of Russian lands

Expert opinion on Russian-Chinese relations

Andrey Stolyarov, Dmitry Prokofiev, Maria Matskevich, Dmitry Travin, Rosbalt, St. Petersburg, December 15, 2014.

Soon after the proclamation of the Republic of China - in 1916 and 1932. books appeared, the main idea of ​​which was the “return of lost territories”: the Far East from Kamchatka to Singapore, Bhutan, parts of Afghanistan, India, etc. This was due to the fact that the leadership of China, which was part of the Qing Empire (1644-1912). ), laid claim to the entire territory of this empire after its collapse and to all the lands over which the emperors declared dominance according to the ancient Chinese geopolitical concept. “Lost territories” amount to more than 10 million square meters. km. This exceeds the territory of the People's Republic of China (9.6 million sq. km).

Mao Zedong also attached great importance to this issue. Mao put forward a global goal: “We must conquer the globe... In my opinion, the most important thing is our globe, where we will create a powerful power.” This led to border conflicts - the Sino-Indian border conflict of 1962, the Sino-Indian border conflict of 1967, the Sino-Soviet border conflicts on the island. Damansky, Sino-Vietnamese War of 1979, incidents near the Japanese Ryukyu Islands (Senkaku Archipelago).

In our time, these claims are not declared in the foreign policy arena, but are voiced within the PRC, and this approach has been preserved in history.

The People's Republic of China is building roads at an accelerated pace on the border with Russia. The Celestial Empire will need communications for the rapid transfer of troops in the event of an armed conflict with the Russian Federation. Our country, according to experts, is unable to repel its overpopulated southern neighbor and may lose the Far East and Siberia.

Nevertheless, experts believe that at this stage, Taiwan, Southeast Asia and Outer Mongolia will remain the priority areas of China's foreign policy in the medium term. In addition, Putin’s adventurous foreign policy, aimed at confrontation with the West, creates favorable conditions for China for the peaceful “development” of these territories by the Chinese.

Recently, a funny incident happened with cards. Immediately after the annexation of Crimea to Russia, Chinese President Xi Jinping went to Berlin on a visit. There he was met by Mrs. Merkel, who presented Xi with a map of China made in 1735 by the French cartographer Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anvies and printed in Germany. The photo of the donation itself was shown only from one angle. In such:

There were reports in Chinese media that Merkel gave an 1844 map of John Dover. Here she is:

The Chinese blogosphere exploded and began to warmly thank Comrade Merkel for such a gift. Everyone perceived this as an attempt by Chinese hands to answer the Russians for Crimea: go, they say, and take back the Far East! In fact, Merkel gave a card that looks like this:

There is no Tibet on the gifted map! Merkel subtly hinted to Xi Jinping: if China tries to behave in the spirit of “our Crimean,” we will remind you about Tibet.

Recently, the topic of Chinese expansion has been increasingly discussed in the Russian community, even to the point of military conflict scenarios. On the one hand, there is overpopulation in the North Chinese territories, on the other – half-empty territories of Eastern Siberia and the Far East. Due to the sparse population of these regions and their settlement by legal, and in many cases, illegal Chinese migrants, Russia may face the fact that there will be more Chinese in Siberia and the Far East than Russians. It is possible that later, when there are more Chinese here than Russians, these territories will actually be controlled by China, legally remaining with Russia.

We are talking here, first of all, about demographic expansion. In the Russian Federation, accurate statistical records of Chinese migrants have not been established; there are discrepancies between the data of different departments. According to the Federal Migration Service, at least 300 thousand Chinese enter Russia annually, according to the FSB - twice as many. Only half comes back. According to the Federal Migration Service of Russia, in 2009, 235 thousand Chinese citizens had temporary registration, another 103 thousand Chinese temporarily worked under labor quotas at Russian enterprises. If we add to them the Chinese who have received Russian citizenship and are in the Russian Federation illegally, then their number will be more than half a million people.

“Forcing peace” is Moscow’s banter against Putin and Medvedev.

As China's economic growth continues, China's need for raw materials will only increase. Thus, Russia, tying its economy more and more closely to its giant eastern neighbor, will gradually turn out to be its raw material appendage. Russia is considered by China, first of all, as a huge source of raw materials. Thus, in 2009, a program of regional cooperation between Eastern Siberia and the Far East was approved by the Russian Federation and the northeastern provinces of the PRC, providing for the implementation of joint projects in the infrastructure and economy of both countries. According to the adopted program, many enterprises will be created in Russia using Chinese labor. At the same time, most of the production will go to China. A lot of joint projects are planned for the coming years in hydropower, forestry, mining, oil and gas industries, beneficial primarily to China. Consequently, everything is heading towards the fact that the Asian part of Russia will gradually become the property of the PRC.

After President Vladimir Putin's visit to China at the end of May 2014, during which a 30-year contract for the supply of gas from the Russian Federation to China worth $400 billion was signed, a sharp surge in Chinese expansion into Russia is expected. During this visit, Putin stated that Russia is interested in the participation of Chinese business in the development of the Far East. At the same time, he emphasized that it is important for the two countries not only to trade, but “to form strong technological and industrial alliances, attract investments in infrastructure and energy, jointly promote scientific research, humanitarian ties, lay a solid foundation for the sustainable development of our trade and economic ties for the future ".

In early February 1904, Schiff organized a meeting at his home of influential representatives of American industrial and financial circles. He stated: “In the next 72 hours, war will begin between Japan and Russia. I was approached with a request to provide loans to the Japanese government. I want to hear your opinion on how such actions can affect the position of our coreligionists in Russia.”

After this visit of Putin to Beijing, the Russian government actually approved the further expansion of China into the Far East. The Cabinet of Ministers is ready to turn a blind eye to the mass relocation of Chinese citizens to this Russian region if they are engaged in creating production facilities there, writes "Moscow's comsomolets". This was discussed at a meeting with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on June 2, 2014, dedicated to the development of the Far East. A selection of articles in the Russian press on this topic is published "Headlines".

In the myth about the “Slavic roots of the Russians,” Russian scientists have put an end to it: there is nothing of the Slavs in the Russians. The western border, up to which truly Russian genes still remain, coincides with the eastern border of Europe in the Middle Ages between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Russia with Muscovy. This boundary coincides with both the -6 degrees Celsius average winter temperature isotherm and the western boundary of USDA hardiness zone 4 zones.

Secondly, the overpopulation of the eastern regions of the PRC creates an excessive burden on nature and infrastructure, and attempts to limit population growth are half-hearted and at the same time lead to insoluble social problems (another large publication is needed to briefly describe them).

Therefore, considering the current situation in China, it is impossible not to see that external expansion can be the optimal solution to cut the Gordian knot of the country’s problems. It will provide a significant increase in territory and the amount of natural resources. For this expansion there is a huge resource potential in the form of “extra people” (unemployed, young men who do not have brides due to severe gender imbalance, poor peasants). Moreover, very high unemployment among young people and a “shortage of brides” make high personal losses during hostilities not only acceptable, but perhaps even desirable for the military-political leadership of the country.

A significant increase in territory will make it possible to lift restrictions on the birth rate, which will help, if not completely remove, then significantly mitigate all the social contradictions associated with these restrictions (they are truly dramatic in nature and deserve a lot of separate discussion). Objectively speaking, territory is even more important for China than resources. In any case, significant funds must be spent on the extraction of natural resources in one’s own or occupied territory or on their acquisition abroad. Territory is an absolute value that cannot be replaced by anything. At the same time, the social problems generated by the country's overpopulation are much more dangerous for it than the lack of resources and the extremely difficult environmental situation. It is they that lead to a split within society and between society and the government, that is, to the delegitimation of the power of the CCP. It is precisely because of social problems that the collapse of China's economy is almost inevitable. Accordingly, external expansion becomes the only solution for the Chinese leadership.

Unfortunately, the sparsely populated western part of the country is not suitable for people’s normal lives. Tibet is an extreme highland where permanent residence of “lowland” inhabitants who are unadapted to this is impossible, much less any serious economic activity. The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) is not much better in this regard. Compared to these regions, Southern Siberia is incomparably more comfortable and favorable in all respects. But Southeast Asia, which we a priori proclaim as the main direction of Chinese expansion, is very unsuitable for such expansion. There is very little territory, few resources (at least much less than in the Asian part of Russia), but there is a lot of local population, and disloyal to Beijing. Therefore, there is no need to engage in self-deception; China has only two directions of expansion - Russia (more precisely, its Asian part) and Kazakhstan.

Of course, Beijing would prefer a peaceful option to expansion (demographic and economic), but there may simply not be enough time for it; a critical aggravation of internal contradictions will occur before peaceful expansion produces a practical result. Accordingly, the military option of expansion is absolutely not excluded. It also has a theoretical basis, both historical and military.

No matter how many official statements are made that China has no territorial claims against us (for some reason these statements mostly come from Russia itself), the Aigun and Beijing treaties, according to which the current border was established, are officially considered unfair and unequal. There are simply no such categories in current international law. But China will introduce them when it gains a little more power.

Borders of the Celestial Empire in Chinese

As for the military component, the concept of strategic boundaries and living space, which was developed to justify and justify the conduct of offensive combat operations by the Chinese Armed Forces, deserves special attention. The newspaper of the General Political Administration of the PLA “Jiefangjun Bao” about the border of living space said that it “determines the living space of the state and the country and is associated with the inflow and outflow of comprehensive national power”, “reflects the power of the state as a whole and serves the interests of its existence, economy, security and scientific activity." The concept is based on the view that population growth and limited resources create a natural need to expand space to ensure further economic activity of the state and increase its “natural sphere of existence.” It is assumed that territorial and spatial boundaries indicate only the limits within which a state, with the help of real force, can “effectively protect its interests.”

The “strategic boundaries of living space” should move as the “complex power of the state” grows. As the same “Jiefangjun Bao” wrote, effective control over a strategic area for a long time, which is carried out beyond the geographical boundaries, will ultimately lead to their transfer. The concept implies the transfer of military operations from border areas to strategic border zones or even beyond them, despite the fact that the causes of military conflicts may be difficulties in “ensuring the legitimate rights and interests of China in the Asia-Pacific region.” China believes that the boundaries of the living space of strong powers extend far beyond their legal boundaries, and the sphere of influence of weak countries is smaller than their national territory.

The rapid pumping up of the offensive potential of the PLA and the nature of the exercises being conducted (they are described in the article “China is ready for a big war”) fit perfectly into this concept.

As for the factor of nuclear deterrence, it is excessive against non-nuclear countries, but against nuclear countries (which, alas, includes China) is very doubtful. We must not forget about the extremely low sensitivity of the Chinese to losses (this is their fundamental difference from Western armies). Our trouble is that we devoutly believe in nuclear deterrence, and this greatly hinders the development of conventional armed forces. Nuclear weapons should be the last argument. We have brought ourselves to a state where it is the first and only. At the same time, as was shown in the article “Surprise from the Middle Kingdom,” the PRC is seriously preparing for a nuclear war. Yes, of course, the Chinese don’t want it. But, obviously, they believe that it is permissible as a last resort, because the collapse of the country from within could be even worse. Moreover, in this case, a civil war with the use of its own nuclear weapons on its own territory will become possible.

Alas, our military-political leadership sees a threat to Russia in the territorial claims of Latvia and Estonia, whose armed forces are collectively weaker than the 76th Airborne Division alone. But China is not a threat at all for our bosses. Whether there is insanity or a crime here, it doesn’t matter, the result will be the same.

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China announced the beginning of military reform based on the American model

In November 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping, during a three-day meeting with approximately 200 senior military officials, announced that China's armed forces would undergo a major reform aimed at increasing their combat readiness with an eye to use outside the country.

As part of the reform, it is planned to unite all types of troops under a single military command, which will be created by 2020, as well as create “elite combat units.” It is planned to reduce the number of existing military districts from 7 to 4. The last major military reform in China was carried out in 1985 under Deng Xiaoping. Then the number of military districts was reduced from 11 to 7, and the size of the army decreased by 1 million people.

The military reform project envisages the creation of a unified command for the Chinese army, navy, air force and missile forces, Bloomberg previously reported, citing its sources. According to them, it is also planned to reduce the number of officers and traditional ground forces while simultaneously increasing the role of aviation and navy, as they are more adapted to modern combat operations.

“This is the largest military reform since the 1950s,” Yue Gang, a retired Chinese army general staff colonel, explained to Bloomberg. According to him, it will shake “the very foundations of China’s military system, built on the Soviet model.” He stressed that the result will be the creation of an American-style unified command system that will make the Chinese army a force to be reckoned with in the world.

According to experts from The New York Times, the number of Chinese armed forces is approximately 2.24 million people, of which 1.6 million serve in the ground forces, 400 thousand in the air force and 240 thousand in the navy. Despite slowing economic growth, Beijing increased defense spending by 10% to $145 billion in 2015.

Russia undoubtedly has a chance to survive within its current colossal borders

The statement in the title seems strange only as long as what is happening is considered without historical hindsight and geopolitical perspective. And obvious after at least a little analysis.

With the beginning of the confrontation with the West due to the annexation of Crimea, the transfer of strategic partnership from Europe to Asia by the Putin-led Federation began to be rapidly implemented. Already today, just two weeks after the annexation of Crimea, Russian money in London (and there is at least 150 billion of them) is transferred to Singapore banks. Others (like Timchenko’s “Putin’s wallet” (~60 billion) transfer capital from Europe to Russia. However, with the real prospect of the collapse of the ruble, keeping them in Russian banks means risking capital turning into dust. But where to keep them? In American and European banks is impossible because assets can be frozen at any time. In offshore transactions it is just as risky because they can be taken under similar control (see the story with Cyprus). Thus, China - from the point of view of Putin with his “advisers" - becomes a strategic partner of Russia and how a buyer of energy resources, both as a banking center and as a global military ally.

However, is this a partnership? To understand this, let's look at the history of China's relations with Russia and Russians.

In Russia, they do not remember that during the time of the Golden Horde, Rus' was part of the Genghisid Empire with its capital in Beijing. Where from Karakorum she was transferred by Genghis Khan's grandson Kubilai Khan. The Golden Horde, to which tribute was paid (much like the village on the Yenisei considers Krasnoyarsk to be its main boss), was just one of four regions of the Mongol-Chinese Empire (the Juchi ulus) - like a union republic during the time of the USSR. Rus' was one of the regions of this region, not the largest and not the richest.

The Mongol Yuan dynasty was overthrown by the Red Turban Peasants' Revolt. In 1368, Zhu Yuan-chang proclaimed the creation of the Ming Empire and became its first emperor. The new rulers of China were interested only in the Celestial Empire and only it. The lands beyond the sky did not arouse interest. Zhu Yuan-chang dissolved the Empire he inherited with a motivation similar to that which, 623 years later, prompted Yeltsin to dissolve the Soviet Union, created by the Russians on the territory of the three uluses of the Mongol Empire, which the Chinese of the Ming Empire voluntarily ceased to control but which during the Yuan Dynasty was subordinated Beijing. And in Beijing they remember this very well today and do not forget it for a minute! Calling Russia nothing more than a younger sister and considering it the younger sister of China. Not a brother, not an older sister, not a sister the same age, but a younger sister. For whom the elder brother (China) must strictly look after and manage her life. Therefore, Putin’s actions to transfer Russia’s partnership from Europe to Beijing are perceived in China as the return of the territories voluntarily released by the Chinese “to free floating” to the mother’s womb. The younger sister returned to her family in the East. The little sister of the Chinese, the Great Steppe, stretching from Vladivostok to the Carpathians, after walking around and causing mischief, voluntarily returned under the patronage and strict control of the Elder Chinese brother. Who will not be strict - as befits Big Brother in the Chinese tradition. So that she doesn’t go for a walk, doesn’t lose her head and doesn’t suffer from foolishness, not only can she scold you, but you can also blow up...

By making China a strategic (as it seems to him) partner of Russia, Putin is turning Russia not just into a raw material appendage of China, but into a Chinese province or provinces - one of which Russia was part of during the time of the Golden Horde. The complete subjugation of Russia's little sister by China will proceed quickly and inevitably. What specific forms will be used? The most diverse from the settlement of empty regions by the Chinese and the construction of ultra-modern cities with a population of a million or more people (Russians Siberia and the Far East for five hundred years after the “conquest by Ermak” were never populated or developed, but the Chinese will develop and populate) to political and economic dependence , which will be complete. Yes, speaking objectively, it cannot be otherwise with any raw material appendage and, in general, with a seller of any product who has only one buyer for the sale of raw materials...

The dependence of the little sister of Russia on the Big Brother of China, thanks to the actions of Putin, after the inevitable collapse of gas and oil prices induced by the West for several years, will be complete and comprehensive.

There will be no collapse of Russia - China will not allow it. There will be a completely different dissolution of Russia in China, which has a population of one and a half billion.

Thus, the seizure of Crimea dramatically changes the geopolitical map of the world. The borders of Europe, which Tatishchev had moved to the Urals, returned to the Dnieper and Don - where Herodotus had drawn them. The world of the white (or, to put it politically correct, pale-faced) man, which in Eurasia was considered to stretch from Chukotka to France, with the annexation of Crimea to Russia, DECREASED many times. Asia (in Chinese guise) immediately spread to the Arctic Ocean and the Urals, and after a short time it will come to Moscow. Thinking he is restoring the Soviet Union, Putin is restoring territory that was subject to the Mongol emperors of the Yuan Empire. Which became so widespread that Marco Polo, who lived at the court of Kublai Khan for ten decades, never mentioned that the rulers were Mongols and called them Chinese. From Beijing, the Moscow authorities will soon receive labels for rule, as under the Horde. Starting next year, Chinese should be introduced as a compulsory language for studying at Russian universities. The Chinese language will first become the second state language in the territory of the former Siberian Khanate, then as the second state language throughout the Russian province, and then the only state language. The accession of Russia to China, through a referendum, which will be held under the eyes of polite little yellow men, similar to the Crimean one, or without a referendum, is a matter of 15, maximum 20 years. For some time, Putin (who, according to his biography, never left the Communist Party) will become the leader of the Chinese Communist Party of the province of Rus' - let’s not forget that the Communist Party rules in modern China. The Russian Communists under the leadership of Zyuganov will welcome the unification with the Chinese Communists because they will again become the only party in the country. The Party of Mao and Lenin!

By reorienting the federation from West to East, Putin is turning Russia into first the Ulus of Rus-Juchi. Then, as it shrinks, to the province of Rus'. Well, then to the Muscovite region, which neither in terms of human resources nor economic development is comparable to the Chinese scale and the province.

Golden Horde (Ulus Jochi)
(self-name in Turkic Ulu Ulus - “Great State”)

How will the settlement of Russia by the Chinese begin? For example, China may demand a visa-free regime from Russia. The very same thing that Russia demands from Ukraine to preserve. Since the Federation, since the beginning of the conflict with the West, has been completely dependent on Chinese purchases of raw materials, it will not be able to refuse such an offer that cannot be refused. As a result, in just a year twenty to fifty to one hundred million Chinese may live in Russia. Who will work hard: Turn taiga and swamps into fields, build ultra-modern cities, lay super-high-speed railways and highways.... Granting Chinese citizens working in Russia citizenship in an accelerated manner (similar to that arranged for Depardieu) is the next legitimate demand. After which there will be a demand for referendums in all regions of Russia, which will one after another go to China. Peacefully and simply, in accordance with the precedent of the annexation of Crimea. There are many options, but the outcome of all options will be the same. Russia will dissolve in China...

The described course of events, if Putin does not back down, seems inevitable and natural. Is this good or bad from the Federation's point of view? The answers may be different, depending on the views of a particular reader. Is this good or bad from the point of view of God and humanity? From the point of view of the White Man's Civilization, this is a colossal strengthening of Asia. If we consider Russians to be Slavs and not a people of the steppes and therefore to be Huns (they are also Finno-Ugrians), Putin’s betrayal of the Slavic peoples, and the white race and the civilization created by people with white skin color is one of the most vile betrayals that has ever happened (although he himself Putin, who did not attend lectures at the history department, does not suspect this - just like the Russian “Slavic” and in fact multinational people, rejoicing at the annexation of Crimea). The Communist Party of Russia (whose leadership by Putin and Zyuganov in the province of Russians. Chinese leaders may retain for some time) will become the Communist Party of one of the provinces, something like the Communist Party of Ukraine during the time of the Union. Russia is turning into an appendage of China, the area of ​​which will shrink to the Moscow Principality of the time of Ivan the Great III, and maybe even just to the borders of Kalita. The Russian people in Siberia and the Far East will dissolve in the Chinese, while in Muscovy they will become one of the small ethnic groups that produce nothing, having no influence on world events and even on the Celestial Empire (of which it will become a small integral part).

However, from the point of view of preserving humanity and from the point of view of the Lord God, nothing terrible will happen from Russia’s transition to Chinese protectorate. On the contrary, the Apocalypse to which Putin is leading humanity will not take place. Over its five-thousand-year history, China has never been an aggressor; it received the territory of the Mongol Empire as a voluntary gift from the Mongols, fascinated by Chinese culture. China is interested in cooperation and not in territorial expansion. This means a new balance will be established. Harmony between Asia from Beijing to the Don, and Europe from the Dnieper to the English Channel.

The process of absorption of Russia by China after it has been elected by Russia, as it seems to Putin, the General Partner, and in reality the Sovereign, can happen slowly (within fifteen years), or it can happen much faster. If, having made Russia the younger sister of China, Putin tries to continue military pranks, Beijing will strictly shake a finger at him. And if Putin and his entourage continue the tradition of theft, lies, hypocrisy (the worst vices, according to the Confucian tradition, which, when discovered, officials in China are mercilessly shot), Putin and his comrades will end their lives publicly executed in Tiananmen Square. Or on Krasnaya... Not for crimes against humanity (which Confucian China views philosophically), but for the theft of property by thieves and swindlers, who, according to Chinese laws, are subject to the death penalty.

What has been said is not a fantasy or a summary of a series from the life of aliens, but the future of the Federation, if Putin does not change the path he has chosen for Russia, which will inevitably happen. And to prevent this from happening, it’s not too late for Putin’s comrades to think about it. He will consult not only with the godfathers-generals and accomplices, but also with scientists, with historians, with analysts independent of him. And stop the expansionist paranoia.

THE LARGEST ORGANIZED CRIMINAL GROUP IN THE HISTORY OF MODERN RUSSIA – A GANG OF MURDERERS, RAIDERS AND EXECUTIVE STEALERS WAS LEADERSHED BY A FORMER SOVIET INTELLIGENCE MAN.

Recently, and after the start of Russia, Forward on the map! (a movement that lasted five centuries at the rate of Holland per Year, stopped with the collapse of the Union but resumed by Putin, especially) every now and then the question arises: will the Federation disintegrate? The question is very dangerous due to its repetition. Because when everyone constantly talks about something, even with a particle NOT, something is bound to happen.

So here it is. Looking at what is happening on a scale of millennia, you come to the obvious conclusion. The territory occupied by the Federation will generally remain unified. This becomes obvious after pseudo-patriotic chimeras are removed from sight. Which were invented to strengthen the integrity of the Russian Empire and the patriotism of the many peoples inhabiting it, while in fact they destroy both.

The basis of the Federation's territory is the Great Steppe. Which has ALWAYS been ruled by one people. Huns, Khazars, Cumans, Mongols, for a short time (after the capital of the Mongol Empire was moved to Beijing by the descendants of Genghis Khan) the Chinese, and for the last five hundred years the Russians. The taiga and tundra in the north were annexes to the great steppe. The Siberian and Far Eastern forests have never been an independent state and have always been ruled by the people of the steppe (remember the Siberian Khanate). The Great Steppe has always been ruled by one dominant people. Therefore, there is no doubt that after fluctuations lasting tens and maybe even a hundred years, the unity of the Great Steppe will be restored.

Another thing is what kind of people will govern the vast Euro-Asian space. Today there are two and only two candidates for this role. Russians and Chinese. Europeans do not seek to rule Asia; for Pakistan, Iran and Turkey this is unrealistic: to put it simply, they have little guts. Can China replace Russia in this gigantic space? Theoretically it can. Especially if Russia continues its insane and suicidal policy of focusing on China instead of Europe. Becoming his younger brother. Without any chance in the long term of becoming what it once was (during the century when the capital of the Mongol Empire was in Beijing): part of one of the regions of China. Russia's strength has always been that it used European achievements without becoming part of Europe. If this policy continues, Great Rus' will also survive.

Over the five hundred years of rule of the Great Steppe in Russia, as in a melting pot, many peoples were ground and united. The declaration of Russians as Slavs, which is genetically absurd (as research in recent years has proven), was made under Catherine in order to portray the division of Poland not as a conquest, but as a fraternal reunification (much like the reunification with Novorossiya is now). In reality, the Russian people are a conglomerate of many peoples of the Steppes and Siberia, from the Finno-Ugrians to the Huns and Cumans, with a small admixture of Slavic blood. The arrival of China on the territory of the Great Steppe (from which China in the past was fenced off by the Great Wall in order to defend itself and not to attack) would be a huge geopolitical redivision of the world. Artificial. The likes of which have never happened before. And it will not happen if Russia’s policy is not passionate, but far-sighted.

To summarize. Russia has a wonderful chance to survive as a huge Eurasian power from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean. But for this, the country must understand its universal role and act not myopically, but thoughtfully.

Y. Magarshak, November 2014

Three sources and three components of modern Russian culture: 1. The Europeanized culture of the Russian nobility, originating in the Golden Horde and the Great Mongol Empire. 2. Jewish culture of Ashkenazis - Eastern European Jews. 3. The culture of illiterate Russian peasants and townspeople. Post-Soviet Russian culture of the early 21st century is formed from Soviet culture, into which elements of the culture of the Russian Empire are returning. This is due to Leon Trotsky’s prediction back in 1936 of the separation and formation of the classes destroyed by the Bolsheviks from the lumpen population: nobles, bourgeois, rentiers, entrepreneurs, bureaucrats and self-sufficient intelligentsia.

China is a country ideal for tourism. It is in this country that calm rural landscapes and huge skyscrapers of megacities coexist.

China can rightfully be considered a land of contrasts: The nature here is so different that it seems like it’s a completely different planet. Wild and lifeless deserts give way to endlessly high mountain slopes. A country amazes with its size, so a trip to China can satisfy the need for knowledge of every traveler.

State location

China or the People's Republic of China is located in eastern Asia. He is considered the most densely populated state on the planet and occupies second place in the world in terms of land area, sharing it with Canada. China neighbors Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Laos, North Korea, Mongolia and Myanmar.

In the eastern and southeastern parts, the country adjoins the Yellow, Philippine, East China and South China Seas; the country is home to almost 3.5 thousand small and large islands.

China landscape very different in different regions: the southwest is occupied by the mountains of Tibet, the northwest lies on flat and hilly terrain, the western part of the country is occupied by the Great Chinese Plain, the northeast and south are hills and rocky wastelands. Only in southeast China can you see dense subtropical forests.

Administrative division

The territory of the People's Republic of China has three degrees of administrative division: provinces, districts, volosts. In turn, the provinces are divided into autonomous regions and cities.

China includes 22 provinces, there are three federal cities - Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin.

The country has five autonomous regions, the main population of which are national minorities. Federal cities and provinces include 31 autonomous regions, 321 cities and 2,046 districts.

The largest centers of the republic

Harbin

Harbin – one of the largest educational and financial districts Republic of China. The city is located in Heilongjiang Province and occupies the position of the capital.

Harbin was founded by Russian pioneers as recently as 1898, originally intended as a station on the Trans-Manchurian Railway. Nowadays, in the most ancient areas you can notice details inherent in Siberian architecture.

Harbin has almost 4 million inhabitants.

The city is home to the largest in the entire Far East Christian Cathedral of Hagia Sophia, made in Byzantine style. It occupies the place of one of the most important monuments in the history of the state. The cathedral was restored in 1997, after which it changed its name to the Harbin Palace of Architecture.

Tourism in China: the main attractions of cities in our next.

Here is located Buddhist temple of Jilesi, which is a sacred place of pilgrimage in northern China, was built in 1920 of the last century.

Tourists from Russia will certainly enjoy the Russian historical monuments preserved in Harbin. One of them - Volga-Manor tourist center.

All the buildings here are made in the original Russian style; there are hotels, a small village, souvenir shops, business centers, cafes and restaurants that serve both Russian and Chinese national dishes, baths, saunas, swimming pools, etc.

Nearby is the Pushkin salon, where you can learn the history of relations between Russia and China.

Located in the city Harbin Aquarium, which is popular among locals and tourists. Here you can observe various representatives of the flora and fauna of the Arctic. Also, for everyone there are performances with the participation of polar bears, belugas and sea lions.

Within the city limits there is a favorite among tourists Sunny Island, washed by the waters of the Songhua River. This evergreen island is renowned as a family getaway for nature.

During the winter months the city hosts festival "Snow and Ice", which features ice sculptors who come here from different parts of the world.

During the festival, almost two thousand ice sculptures are made, the best of which are exhibited in the local park and on Sunny Island.

Beer festival– another favorite event, which attracts brewers and simply connoisseurs of intoxicating drinks from many countries.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is located on the shores of the Indian Ocean. City divided into four parts: Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong Island, New Territory and Outlying Islands.

Hong Kong occupies the place of the largest industrial, commercial and economic area. Also, the city has magnificent nature reserves, parks and squares, ancient temples, monasteries and sanctuaries.

Ancient villages, rural temples, livestock farms and graceful bays with spacious sandy beaches coexist here.

Almost all of the state trade, so the city has a countless variety of shops. Travelers arriving here can take part in local festivals and taste foreign and national cuisine. Almost everything entertainment venues are open 24 hours a day.

The most interesting facts about China - watch the following video:

China is the largest state in East Asia and the world, second only in territory to and. On an area of ​​22,117 sq. km are home to at least 1.4 billion people. China has land borders with 14 countries, including Russia. The shores of China are washed by the East China Sea, the Yellow Sea, the South China Sea and the Korean Gulf; the Taiwan Strait separates it from the continent. The coast stretches from the border with North Korea to.

The country's topography is varied; China has plateaus, mountains, deserts, plains and depressions. In the southwest, the Tibetan Plateau reaches altitudes of 4,000 m or more. Northern China is characterized by high plains and mountainous belts. In the south and northeast there are low plains. The highest plateau in the world, the Tibetan Plateau is surrounded by the Himalayas, Karakoram, Pamirs and the Kunlun, Altyntag and Qilianshan mountain ranges. At an altitude of 2,700–3,000 m there is a marshy area - the Tsaidam depression with salt lakes.

To the north of the Kunlun Mountains is the endorheic Tarim Basin with the Taklamakan Desert and the Turfan Depression, which is 154 m below sea level. In this area there are temperature fluctuations from +52 °C to −18 °C. The depression is surrounded by oases through which the Great Silk Road passed. To the north of the Tarim Basin rises the Tien Shan mountain range, beyond which is the Dzungarian depression with the Ili and Irtysh rivers flowing into Kazakhstan.

On the Mongolian plateau at an altitude of 1,000 m is the province of Inner Mongolia with the Alashan and Gobi deserts. Small mountain ranges border the plateau to the south and east and end in the Ordos Desert. In the south of the desert, behind the Great Wall of China is the Loess Plateau. Most Chinese live in the lowlands in the northeast to the Yunnan-Guizhou plateau and on the eastern plains. In the south of the country there are several mountainous regions with altitudes ranging from 200 to 2,000 m.