If you look at the special relationship between China and Russia in this context, you can see in this relationship an "alliance of resources" that supplies the West with what it needs for social stability, for those at the bottom of the economic pyramid.Think of Russia as the "Global Systemically Important Natural Resource Bank" and China as the "Global Systemically Important Labor Bank," which are the world's largest producers of raw materials and consumer goods, respectively. They provided the two underlying drivers for a golden age of low inflation.
