This seems like a non sequitur. Care to elaborate more on China's current state and how it's analogous to Russia's future?

"..." vs. "???" :) well, it is kind of Freudian slip here - i'm a Russian and i understand what is happening there, and "???" would mean at least minimum of constructive approach, like at least recognition of real situation, recognition that there is something unclear yet, whereis in Russian mentality there is no question, there is no constructive thinking ahead, and what we take for "thinking ahead" is actually "dreaming". And that's what i accidentally placed "..." for :)

like many things there, it will do a fine job if the task at hand is putting nuclear missile into Washington, DC.