As I have been saying, China is the biggest winner of this conflict. While that victory is not guaranteed for long term but then nothing is guaranteed in life. Here is an article worth reading.
The country’s leaders think it can shield itself from economic and diplomatic fallout and eventually be seen as a pillar of stability.
www.nytimes.com
"In recent weeks, Chinese analysts have repeatedly cited
the century-old writings of a British geographer, Sir Halford John Mackinder.
Whoever controls Central Europe controls the vast landmass stretching from Europe to Asia, he argued. Whoever controls Eurasia can dominate the world.
A modern Russian proponent of such thinking, Aleksandr G. Dugin, has written extensively on what he sees as a growing clash between the liberal, decadent West and a conservative Eurasian continent with Russia as its soul."