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Last week, the President of Taiwan proposed that now would be a good time for China to invade Russia. Though made in jest, this would appear to be a good time: Russia is distracted by Ukraine and would struggle to defend its eastern flank. However, such suggestions ignore how there is an easier way for Russia and China to solve this problem: negotiations. Welcome to the latest lines on maps saga, with a healthy guest spot from Napoleon Bonaparte and the Louisiana Purchase.
0:00 Is China about to Invade Russia?
0:50 Origins of the Threat
1:51 The Current Problem
5:40 Napoleon and the Louisiana Purchase
10:18 China-Russia Negotiations
12:40 How a War Could Occur
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Media courtesy Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Myanmar:
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By President of Taiwan:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/presidentialoffice/53967487301/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/presidentialoffice/53948726105/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/presidentialoffice/53948208041/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/presidentialoffice/53943791189/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/presidentialoffice/53913798004/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/presidentialoffice/53926758430/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/presidentialoffice/53941942375/
Media licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/):
By European Union:
https://newsroom.consilium.europa.eu/permalink/p151813
By President of Azerbaijan:
https://president.az/en/articles/view/61113
By Government of Russia:
http://archive.government.ru/eng/docs/12281
By Kremlin.ru:
http://en.kremlin.ru/catalog/keywords/78/events/50329
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/56046
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/58528
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/60490
http://en.kremlin.ru/catalog/persons/351/events/60669
http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/68366
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/trips/69309
http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/70098
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/trips/74066
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/74108
http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/75019
Media licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/):
By William Morris:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Louisiana_Purchase.png