With its economic, military, and demographic heft – China generates considerable unease in Russia. Consider the demographic situation in eastern Siberia, where six million Russians live across the border from up to 120 million Chinese.
事实上，中俄联盟还有更深层次的问题。中国拥有巨大的经济、军事和人口实力——这令俄罗斯十分不安。以东西伯利亚的人口状况为例，那里生活着600万俄罗斯人，而边境对面的中国拥有1.2亿人。