“Yes I’d heard about the idea to resurrect memorials to Genghis.”
“I knew you would see things that way.”
“So what exactly is it you want?”
“The new President wants Russian help to protect him from possible Chinese interference in his country. He needs to know that he can tackle the Chinese without worrying about his back door so to speak.”
“In other words he wants to avoid a battle on two fronts.”
“Exactly, I thought you would see it.”
“And just how would I do that?”
“Come, Sergei, I know you have huge influence with the Russian government; they will go with your recommendation and exert the appropriate pressure on the Chinese.”
“How?”
“Tell them China is planning to retake Upper Mongolia. That’s partly true as there is a long-standing desire by the Beijing rulers to take what th
