I suppose for the Communist party if in the end a war with Taiwan is needed to stay in power then that what they will do

As long as they control the narrative told in China

Funny thing Chinese propaganda is very bad with Western audiences because they are two completely different mind sets

For Russia its a different story because they have been fighting Europeans for centuries Russia is an Asian and European country

Got a lost more experienced then China

From 1790s to 1853 their was a cold war between Russia and the British

So in many ways history rhymes

It also helped that the British used to have the magic money tree