Dreams of a ‘broken up’ Russia might turn into a nightmare for the West – and an opportunity for China
Do names on a map matter? When they are in border territories, the answer is probably “yes.” In 2023, China’s Ministry of Natural Resources ordered that new maps must use the former Chinese names of its lost territories in what is now Russia’s Far East. Vladivostok, home to Russia’s Pacific fleet headquarters, became Haishenwai; Sakhalin…