For now the Russian Bear has had its claws trimmed...
You wouldn't think so from where I'm sitting.
Mind you, they are on occasion as inscrutable as the Chinese, sometimes been in meetings with a bevy of mid-ranking GRU officers discussing this and that and found that four hours later, at conclusion, we've progressed backwards. That is a feat, they certainly knocked back the after meeting (gratis) Vodka's though.
Chinese? Long multi hour meetings and not ONE smile. In fact one Chinese chap smiled at me after a meeting once and I was genuinely shocked. They are the true tacticians!