From the perspective of world history, many times history is full of accidents and errors, so that the final outcome is completely different. The most typical is that during the Cold War, the contest between the Soviet Union and the United States ended with the fiasco of the Soviet Union and the disintegration, and the United States won the victory, but fundamentally, it was because of the rupture of Sino-Soviet relations. So in fact, many people have been thinking that if Sino-Soviet relations continued to be friendly at that time, would it be the United States that would perish first? You might not think of it.
In fact, the disintegration of the Soviet Union, from the perspective of international geopolitics, was because of the sino-Soviet confrontation, which made the Soviet Union break the world balance of power and tilt the balance to the West, which eventually led to the disintegration of the Soviet Union. Therefore, within Russia, there is a reflection on this relationship, and after Russia's independence, it immediately began to be friendly with China. So for 30 years, Russia has been rising and falling.
Many Russians are actually studying what the current world would have been like if the Soviet Union and China had not fought each other. Or, if Sino-Soviet relations continued to be friendly at that time, would the United States be the first to perish? You might not think of it. The answer is yes.
In the decades of Sino-Soviet friendship, the Soviet Union was thriving. All the conspiracies and containments of the United States and the West, as well as the war, have failed. Moreover, the United States became more radical, especially the Peninsular War and the Vietnam War, which greatly depleted the United States. Therefore, not to mention the continued friendship between China and the Soviet Union, that is, the level of stable alliance, even if the Soviet Union does nothing, the United States will be greatly weakened.
More immediately, with the presence of the Soviet Union, it was simply impossible for the United States to establish dominance and control over the entire energy source in the Middle East, as well as the establishment of the petrodollar. Once this happens, for the United States, it is not only a great attrition of war, but also a global strategy that is hindered. The weakness of the United States in the 1970s will continue to be magnified, and the friendship between China and the Soviet Union will continue to increase the strength of the Soviet camp and consolidate eurasia.
It is even possible to expel American power from Europe, and once it does, it is self-evident that it will be a huge blow to the United States. The power of the United States is constantly compressing, even limited to North America, and at this time, the power of the Soviet Union is constantly strengthening, encircling and attacking the north and south of the United States, and the final fall is definitely the United States.
The hints can be seen from the 1970s, so if the Soviet Union had not had such ambitions and did not want to make China its vassal state, the international landscape would have changed dramatically. The United States cannot be strong now, and even if it does not perish, it will be greatly weakened and half-dead. What do you readers think about this? Welcome to leave a message and discuss with the editor!
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Reference: Modern and Contemporary World History.
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