They would also love Vladivostok, the Russian Pacific theater port, back.
I wouldn't be surprised if that happens. Russia is weak enough to suffer some "unequal" treaties of its own. If you look at a map, that still leaves China effectively blocked by the First Island Chain (plus Sakhalin) so I don't expect this acquisition if it happens to reduce pressure on Taiwan. Adding a map of the area China gave up in the treaty of Amur.
Excellent historical overview, BTW.
Also, Stalin’s pending grab for Hokkaido and probably all the Japanese ‘home islands’ post German surrender has to have had some bearing on the decision to use a nuke on Hiroshima. But that’s a different discussion.
