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preface
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia has inherited most of the territory and heritage of the Soviet Union, which has also led Russia to become one of the countries with a large territory and rich resources in the world, but with the influence of the international environment, Russia has also maintained friendly relations with many neighboring countries, including China.
Perhaps many people do not know that China has some territory in the hands of Russia, and there are also some "disputed" territories, but as the relationship between China and Russia is getting better and better, the trade between the two countries has become more and more extensive, and at this time, Russia has returned China's territory four times in order to express its sincerity to China.
But this can't help but make some friends who do not know that China's territory is in the hands of Russia wonder, which territories has Russia returned to China in the end? How large are these territories?
Three times to return the territory of China
At the beginning of the Soviet Union's construction, China had been seeking the Soviet Union to return those Chinese territories that had historically been occupied by the Russian Empire, but it was not until the eve of the collapse of the Soviet Union that the Soviet Union agreed to return the area east of the Outer Khing'an Ridge to China, when China had many disputes with the Soviet Union on the border territory.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia controlled most of the territory of the former Soviet Union, but at that time, Russia could be described as "internal and external troubles", coupled with the continuous suppression by the United States, in the face of this crisis, Russia was worried that China would take this opportunity to conflict with the "newborn" Russia, so it took the initiative to return part of the territory on the northeast border of the mainland.
Although Russia has returned part of the territory on the mainland's northeastern border is only a measly 9 square kilometers, this is also the first time Russia has agreed to return Chinese territory.
As the saying goes: "backwardness is to be beaten", during this period the mainland was also developing rapidly, but Russia's overall overall trend showed a downward trend, at this time, in order to further accelerate the cooperative relationship with China, Russia took the initiative to return the mainland Hunchun and Russia border about 5 square kilometers of land.
Although the area of territory returned by Russia to China this time is even smaller than the last time, this is also the second time that Russia has taken the initiative to return China's territory.
With China's rapid development, in 1996 the mainland has gradually risen, everyone knows that China is Russia's neighbor, when Russia returned 10 square kilometers of China's land when the border area of northeastern Kazakhstan was demarcated.
Return of the "Black Blind Island"
Although the first three returns were "drizzle", the fourth time can be described as a "big gift", and President Putin personally participated, that is, the Black Blind Island between the Heilongjiang River and the Ussuri River on the mainland, but only half of it was returned, and the area was only 173 square kilometers, while the other half is still owned by Russia.
In fact, this black blind island, as early as the former Soviet Union, our country and the Soviet Union negotiated, but after the collapse of the Soviet Union and Putin came to power, this negotiation made obvious progress, and when Putin visited China in 2004, the two sides signed the "Supplementary Agreement between the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation on the Eastern Section of the Sino-Russian Border".
However, because of many negotiations, it was not until 2008 that Putin officially returned the land to China, so the mainland has once again added color to the territory, for which the mainland has also signed the "Sino-Russian Treaty of Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation" with Russia, which has greatly promoted the friendly exchanges between China and Russia.
Although Russia has only repaid China's 197 square kilometers of territory in the past four times, which is pitiful compared to the territory lost by the mainland, many experts say that Putin, who has always shown himself with a tough attitude, can make such a big regression.
You must know that Russia does not treat all countries as friendly as China, such as our neighbor Japan, they hope that Russia can return its four northern islands, but Russia does not give Japan any opportunity to negotiate, and directly refuses.
Russia's heroism in returning Chinese territory four times not only represents the friendship between China and Russia, but also deeply expresses the far-sightedness of the Russian leader and the deep friendship of friendship to China.
But most of their territories are in a stage of not very good development, and even some territories are more unsuitable for human survival, which shows that Russia also cherishes its territory very much, such as after the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Russia would rather "fight to the end" with Ukraine than return the territory.
China's strength
But in fact, China still has a lot of land in exile, and with the existing strength of the mainland, it is not difficult to reclaim those exile lands, and China only needs to rely on personal connections or international pressure on it, and naturally some land will return to China's territory.
However, China has always maintained the diplomatic purpose of friendship and peace, and is not willing to stalemate relations with other countries, and China has always adopted a humane way to let other countries take the initiative and willingly return it, such as Pakistan, Tajikistan and other countries, in these years, they have also continuously returned land belonging to China to China.
But this will also say that they are not still afraid of China's strength, because some experts have analyzed the "four negotiations to return the Black Blind Island", and some experts believe that in the previous three negotiations, Russia did not agree with China's development trend and its own capabilities, so these three negotiations were not reached.
But by the time of the fourth negotiation, China had improved significantly in all areas and enjoyed a good reputation internationally, so Russia must not pay attention, because if relations with China broke down, then Russia would fall into a "crisis".
Some experts believe that in the current international situation, Russia has been suppressed by many countries, and almost no one will cooperate with Russia, so Russia needs a strong ally to cooperate with itself and support its "safety", so at this time China has become the best candidate.
And although Russia's strength is similar to that of the United States, if it really confronts the United States, then it may not be able to retreat from the whole body, and war is the worst for either side, so it is the most appropriate way to make good friends with China at this time.
Because China's rapid development in these years has gradually become a world power, coupled with China's scientific and technological fields and military fields in recent years have caught up with the pace of the United States, and in some aspects it has directly surpassed the United States, so cooperation with China can vigorously develop the economy and give Russia a respite.
Why not by force
Perhaps at this time, everyone will be curious, with China's strength, why not directly use force, just take advantage of the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict to take the opportunity to recover their territory, to know that violence or politics is not the only way to solve the problem, there are many other ways to achieve the same effect.
China and Russia have a common "enemy" that is the United States, because the United States continues to find ways to curb the development of China and Russia in order to consolidate its position as the world's "hegemon", such as after the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the United States has continuously supported Ukraine.
This has also made Russia, a "fighting nation", a domestic and foreign dilemma, and the domestic economic growth rate has also dropped significantly, so in Russia's current situation, China not only did not choose to recover the lost land, but was appropriately helping Russia recover its economy.
This can also consume to a large extent those countries that covet China, and it is in line with China's fundamental interests, if China and Russia once there is a dispute over the territorial issue, then it must be the United States that benefits behind it, and the United States will only wait to reap the benefits of the fisherman.
And it will also allow us to remember this humiliating history, and it can also better motivate us to become stronger, so that we can regain the lost territory and avoid history repeating itself!
epilogue
In today's international community, only by maintaining friendly relations between neighbors can we develop better, and a strong country like Russia can also further enhance China's various strengths, and can also give China more say in the world.
At the same time, I also hope that the relationship between China and Russia will become better and better, and what China needs to do now is to become bigger and stronger itself, only in this way can it be enough to deter the crowd, and then the territory we lost will also return to our motherland!
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