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It's not politically correct to say this, but you asked the question and I'll answer it.
Outer Mongolia was part of China prior to 1945. The Soviet Union and the United States wanted a weaker China. Thus, the USSR and U.S.A. promoted Mongolian independence.
Russia is weak today. That leaves the problem of the United States. China can regain Mongolia, but it is not currently worth the cost. China needs to wait about 18 years before re-attaching Mongolia back to China. It'll take about eight years for China to surpass American nominal GDP. Add another ten years to build up a massive military. After 18 years from now, China can safely reclaim Mongolia without worrying about the U.S. Navy stopping Chinese oil tankers carrying Saudi oil.
Outer Manchuria is gone for the foreseeable future. Some tundra territory is not worth risking the Chinese civilization. China is patient. Chinese can afford to wait a couple of hundred years to see if ballistic missiles can be reliably shot down. However, that is for the distant future when advanced Chinese technology can create new possibilities.
In the meantime, after 18 years and not being susceptible to U.S. naval pressure, China should probably also annex Vietnam, Myanmar (ie. the size of Texas), and India. The former populations can be placed inside Israeli-style Gaza Strips. This is the only solution to the American "containment" strategy. China must annex the members of the containment wall.
Hi Martian2, thank you for your thoughtful analysis as always.
I also think that Outer Manchuria is not worth the cost for Chinese Civilization at the moment. Why should China fight for its territory (lost under an unequal treaty such as losing HK to UK) when Outer Manchuria will likely fall into its lap in a century.
Furthermore, the current ongoing crisis in Ukraine is giving China a window of opportunity. As the US is disorganized with its multiple covert wars (Venezuela (US SouthCom), Syria (US Centcom), and Ukraine (US EuroCom) and will not be able to concentrate on containing China, China can consolidate its political power in its neighboring countries so that after Obama is stepped down as the most foolish President in the US (good for China) and Hillary Clinton becomes the President, she will think twice about the Taiwan issue.