Having worked in 东北 (old Manchuria) I occasionally asked locals about land ceded to Russia - responses generally boiled down to 'that's a problem for later', amid stanning of Putin the 牛人 (badass)
Reposted from China Media Project
In a recent interview with Taiwanese media, Pres. Lai Ching-te said if China's claims to Taiwan are about territorial integrity, it should also take back the vast swathes of land signed over to Russia in the 19th century.

This remains a touchy issue in China, as @ryanhk.bsky.social wrote last year.

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