General Discussion

Which of course would be more lucrative for them as opposed to their threats and aggressive behavior.

They want to be the sole global 21st century superpowers.
To damage and weaken western democracies.

So they must first obtain regional power, Russia gets Europe and China the Pacific.

Neither Russia nor China has a need or interest in gaining more territory.
They both have huge countries.

They want power, wealth and to terrorize and bully the world into compliance.
They want power and control.

And yes the only thing they respect is power.
So we are going to have to stand up to them.
Playing nice will get us no where fast.