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Checkmate: The Bear-Dragon Axis Boomerang – Sanctions' Fatal Reversal Sanction all you want—it only proves the desperation of a defeated adversary. What the West framed as a decisive strike against Russia's 2022 Ukraine invasion has recoiled like a boomerang, forging an unbreakable Bear-Dragon axis that has not only neutralized over 16,000 restrictions but weaponized them into a multipolar triumph. From Moscow's decade-long fortress-building to Beijing's evasion mastery, this saga exposes U.S.-led hubris: a "we know better" empire blind to its supply-chain frailties, funding Eastern ascendancy through energy spikes, de-dollarization, and industrial chokes. As of October 25, 2025, fresh escalations—rare earth curbs, soy embargoes, Treasury dumps—illuminate the endgame: The war Washington gamed for containment birthed one of encirclement, where no sales mean no spends, and conventional might crumbles without the dirt. Below, the full arc unfolds in unified strok...