How Mongolia Survives Between Russia and China

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How does Mongolia survive between Russia and China? This Outer Side video dives deep into Mongolia&#039;s unique geopolitical position, exploring its strategies for independence and sovereignty amidst two of the world&#039;s largest powers.  Imagine a nation, vast and untamed, nestled precariously between two colossal powers. For centuries, its people have ridden the winds of change, navigating the ambitions of empires. This is the story of Mongolia, a land that defies expectations, a nation that has consistently found a way to survive and thrive in the shadow of giants.  How does a country with a population smaller than many cities, bordered by both Russia and China, preserve its identity, its culture, and its very independence? It&#039;s a tale of resilience, strategic genius, and a spirit as boundless as its steppes. Join us on Outer Side as we uncover the secrets of Mongolia&#039;s incredible survival story. What unique strategies allow it to stand strong, even today?             #Mongolia #Geopolitics #Russia #China #OuterSide  ❤️ Thanks for your support! Don&#039;t forget to like, share, and subscribe to Outer Side for more fascinating geographical insights!   Instagram: outersideoff TikTok: outersid

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00:00Have you ever looked at a map and wondered, how does Mongolia even survive between two of the biggest powers

00:06on Earth, Russia and China?

00:09Mongolia is landlocked and surrounded, and it's outnumbered by a lot.

00:14So why has no one taken it?

00:16This is the surprising story of how Mongolia survives between Russia and China, and the reason is far more complicated

00:23than you think.

00:24First off, Mongolia is actually huge. It's the 18th largest country in the world, bigger than France and Japan.

00:32Mongolia has about 3 million people, so how has it survived around Russia and China?

00:38It all starts with geography. Mongolia is a high, dry and harsh nation.

00:44Mongolia has extreme places like the Gobi Desert and the Altai Mountains, making it difficult to invade.

00:52Historically, it was never easy to conquer, and even harder to hold.

00:57Mongolia once was the empire, ruling from Korea to Europe, and its history makes it partly a reason to why

01:04it still deserves to hold this land between two giant nations.

01:08But that empire faded. Why?

01:11In the 1900s, Mongolia was caught between two nations, Imperial Russia and Qing China.

01:17The main turning point was in 1911, when the Qing Dynasty collapsed, Mongolia took its chance and declared independence and

01:26still remains one to this day.

01:28China didn't accept it at the start, but Russia was somewhat okay with it.

01:32By 1924, despite the tension between Russia and China, Mongolia had already become a Soviet-style state.

01:41This state was run until 1991, until the Soviet Union fell apart, and Mongolia chose democracy and neutrality.

01:50Mongolia built a foreign policy called the Third Neighbor Strategy, balancing China and Russia with ties to the US, Japan

01:59and Europe, essentially being neutral to everyone.

02:02And it worked.

02:04Today, Mongolia depends on China for trade and Russia for energy.

02:08So, how did Mongolia survive between Russia and China?

02:12Because it played a strategy to balance ties with all their neighbors.

02:16And that proves to you, not taking one particular side just sometimes may be the best result.

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