Whatever apparent friendship Russia has with China is temporary at best. A rumor I heard through the Chinese grapevine is that Xi Jinping wants to genocide Mongolia because of its strategic location re: missiles and so forth. As such Mongolia has allied with Russia, who will inevitably oppose China once there is cause for open conflict.
It was the same way in the 1950s and 60s. Russia appeared to be cozy with China but it never lasted.
Whatever apparent friendship Russia has with China is temporary at best. A rumor I heard through the Chinese grapevine is that Xi Jinping wants to genocide Mongolia because of its strategic location re: missiles and so forth. As such Mongolia has allied with Russia, who will inevitably oppose China once there is cause for open conflict.
It was the same way in the 1950s and 60s. Russia appeared to be cozy with China but it never lasted.