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For a long time after the end of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, Russia was not an ally of the United States, but an opponent of the United States.

The reason is very simple. The Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union. The United States was the biggest winner. Russia, which inherited the legacy of the former Soviet Union, could not get along with the United States when facing a strategic siege represented by NATO's eastward expansion. Instead, it would try every means to break through the US blockade circle.

It is under this general background that China-Russia relations have heated up in full swing.

It can be said that within more than 20 years after the end of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, China and Russia became real strategic allies driven by a common purpose.

The Second Korean War was a major turning point in Sino-Russia relations.

Before this, China-Russia relations were dominated by Russia. At least on the military level, Russia had much greater voice than China, and China's main contribution was on the economic level. To put it bluntly, before that, China had been using its economic advantages to obtain military help from Russia.

It must be admitted that military technology from Russia has shortened the gap between China and the United States by at least twenty years.

Take the Air Force as an example. Before the introduction of the Su-27sk, the most advanced fighter of the Chinese Air Force was the J-8b, and the technical level of this fighter was only equivalent to the F-4 equipped by the United States in the 1960s. The technical level of the Su-27sk was at least equivalent to the third-generation fighter of the United States in the late 1980s. It was through the Su-27sk and the Su-30mkk that the subsequent introduction of the Su-30mkk that China's aviation manufacturing industry absorbed and mastered the technology of the early 1990s, completed the development of j-11, j-13 and j-10, creating conditions for the development of j-20 and laying the foundation for the subsequent technological outbreak. It can be said that only until the J-30 did Chinese fighter jets completely get rid of the influence of Russian-made fighter jets.

After the Second Korean War, Sino-Russia relations were reversed.

Take the Air Force as an example. After the mass production of J-20 and J-22, Chinese fighter jets have surpassed Russian-made fighters in all aspects.

At this point, it is not China that needs to introduce technology, but Russia.

For example, when developing the T-50, Russia cooperated with China and obtained advanced electronic equipment developed by China. By the time the fifth-generation fighter was launched, Russia had been left far behind by China. Without the assistance from China, Russia would not have been able to put the technical verification aircraft of the fifth-generation fighter into the sky in 2040, nor could it have been mass-produced in 2045.

Of course, this reversal will be beneficial to both sides.

At the economic level, China-Russia relations are still very close. Even if China no longer needs Russian arms, it still needs Russian resources. Especially before 2040, China had to spend hundreds of billions of yuan every year to import oil, natural gas and other mineral resources from Russia. It is also the orders from China that have maintained the stable development of the Russian economy for more than ten years and laid a solid foundation.

Judging from the situation at that time, as long as there is no special reason, the strategic alliance between China and Russia will definitely be maintained.

However, this situation did not last long.

During the First Indian Ocean War, rifts appeared in Sino-Russia relations.

Although when the war broke out, India's relationship with Russia was no longer as bad as before, and even Russian arms dealers were gradually replaced by US fire dealers, and India's exchanges with Russia in other fields were not close, China's unremitting war behavior made Russia very embarrassed and greatly hit Russia's prestige. You should know that Russia was the main mediator of the Sino-Indian conflict at that time.

Affected by this, many Russians even believe that it was China's actions that forced India to completely surrender to the United States, thus alienating Russia.

Regardless of whether this statement is tenable or not, China and Russia have already gone against each other.

Subsequently, the Sino-Japanese War added another scar to Sino-Russia relations.

Strictly speaking, Russia is also a beneficiary of this war, because after Japan was defeated by China, Russia no longer needs to worry about the four northern islands issue.

But the problem is that the end result is that Japan has changed its name to Fusang and incorporated into China in the form of a special administrative region.

When dealing with this matter, China did not fully consider Russia's feelings, or deliberately ignored the most critical issue, that is, to recognize that the four northern islands belong to Russia, and to make the Fuso government give up its sovereignty over the four northern islands, but instead continued the basic policies of the former Japanese government.

In other words, China does not recognize Russia's sovereignty over the four northern islands.

Although China did not support the Fuso government, it remained silent on the issue of the four northern islands, in the eyes of most Russians, this is the foreshadowing that China laid for future settlement of the total accounts with Russia, because the territorial problems that China and Russia have in history are not a little bigger than the four northern islands.

It can be said that it was from this time that Russia gradually moved closer to the United States.

Without any choice, if Russia wants to protect its huge territory, it must be with a powerful country. If it directly confronts China, Russia has no chance of winning.

Of course, the United States and Russia did not immediately get together.

In the subsequent fifth Middle East War, China and Russia once again stood on the same front because Russia is one of Syria's most important allies. More importantly, Russia also hopes to gain a voice in the Middle East, so it has to help China break the United States' monopoly position in the Middle East.

At that time, there was another reason why Russia and China were approaching, that is, the United States actively advocated denuclearization.

During the global natural disasters, the United States was the main promoter of the comprehensive destruction of nuclear weapons, China was only a secondary promoter, and Russia was the most affected.

You should know that when conventional military power is limited, Russia's main defense pillar is nuclear weapons.

However, after the Fifth Middle East War, US-Russia relations were restored.

The main factor is China's Middle East policy, to be precise, an exclusive policy. After the end of the Fifth Middle East War, not only did Egypt become China's quasi-ally, but Syria also threw itself into China's arms. Russia not only did not gain any benefits, but instead lost its only foothold. The result was that the Middle East became the stage for Sino-US confrontation, and Russia had no say at all.

You should know that before this, Russia can still influence the situation in the Middle East through Syria.

Faced with China's aggressive strategic expansion momentum, Russia has no choice but to deal with pressure from China by improving relations with the United States.

After the Second Indian Ocean War, Sino-Russia cooperation came to an end.

This war made the Russian authorities clearly realize that China's strategic expansion momentum has been increasing, and what Russia should first consider is not the gains and losses in this war, but who will point the gun at after this war, or who will become China's next target of attack.

Russia's conclusion is very simple: Russia is China's next opponent.

There are no eternal enemies, no eternal friends, only eternal interests among countries.

With little common interests left in China and Russia, China will definitely not regard Russia as an ally, but will instead regard Russia as an obstacle on the road to rise.

You should know that after India, only Russia can pose a direct threat to China's mainland.

As the largest country in the world's territory established through expansion, Russia will definitely not choose to compromise when facing challenges.

All that remains is confrontation.

It was from this time that Russia regarded China as a potential threat.

Similarly, US-Russia relations also heated up in full swing at this time.

Since the second half of 2045, the focus on supporting Russia in the United States has become the highlight of its foreign policy, and its strength is no worse than the original support for India.

For example, shortly after the test flight of Russia's fifth-generation fighter jet, the United States agreed to transfer some of the technology of the F-44 to help Russia develop more advanced air tactical platforms, and even hinted that Russia was willing to sell the F-44 as a whole aircraft to help Russia establish production lines. However, the F-44 did not perform well in the previous few wars, and its tactical positioning was also different from the needs of the Russian Air Force, so Russia still decided to use the technology provided by the United States to develop a fifth-generation fighter jet that can meet the combat needs of the air force.

For example, in 2046, the United States helped Russia build its first controlled fusion nuclear power plant through aid.

Although economically, Russia's demand for controllable fusion technology is not urgent, because Russia has enough oil reserves and the price of oil is very cheap, on the technical level, the help of the United States has greatly improved Russia's industrial strength.

It can be said that after 2045, the United States will basically give whatever Russia wants.

Not to mention, by 2050, the United States had more than 3,000 aid projects in Russia, most of which were basic industrial facilities, while the direct investment of American companies in Russia was as high as hundreds of billions of dollars, covering all industries from transportation to manufacturing, scientific research to services. At that time, in order to enhance economic exchanges between the United States and Russia, the United States also helped Russia expand several ports in the north and the Pacific, and helped Russia build a large shipyard in the Baltic Sea, Black Sea, Arctic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

By 2048, the United States even agreed to help Russia build six super aircraft carriers.

It can be said that the purpose of the United States' strategy toward Russia is very clear: to build Russia into a strategic force that cannot be ignored or ignored by China, so that China must invest enough strategic resources in the mainland direction to weaken its investment in the ocean direction.

To put it bluntly, a powerful enough Russia itself has great strategic significance.

Strategically, the United States does not have to consider threats from land, so it can use all its resources on the ocean, but China cannot.

As long as Russia can restrain China, the United States will have enough confidence to defeat China on the maritime battlefield.

In the eyes of many Americans, the Chinese Navy has never been able to become the world's number one, which is directly related to the huge threats on the mainland.

The problem is that the courtyard walls in the United States are not absolutely solid.
Chapter completed!