Russian Rearmament: Moscow Fears China And Islamist Insurgents -- The TelegraphRussia's decision to plough more than 400 billion pounds into upgrading its armed forces is motivated by a fear of China and radical Islam on its southern borders.
Although the Kremlin has been careful to cultivate warm ties with Beijing in recent years, it is acutely aware of China's own dizzying rise as both an economic and a military power.
Russia, which shares a long border with China in the Far East, is competing with China for influence in Central Asia, and is also, paradoxically, one of China's main suppliers of weaponry and energy.
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My Comment: As a blogger whose nationality is Russian and who also always stays current on what is happening back in the former motherland .... I can say that the Telegraph's analysis is spot on.