The Sino-Russian alliance in the twentieth century was a product of China’s weakness following World War II and at the beginning of the Cold War – and, even then, it lasted little more than a decade. Today’s China is strong, and unlikely to get too close to a Russia whose decline has been accelerated by its leader’s poor judgment.
二十世纪的中俄联盟是二战结束、冷战伊始时中国衰落的产物——即便如此仍只维持了不到十年。今天的中国十分强大，不可能与因为领导人的错误判断而加速衰落的俄罗斯走得过近。