It’s the blue group thingy
the yellow sea. You can look at a map of china and see that the yellow sea is to the east
The answer to your question is:
They feared a growing Soviet influence in the region.
hope it helped!
The main reason why the feudal system probably would not have developed if the Roman Empire continued is because "A strong military would have been in place to protect people from invaders" since this is how the Romans kept peace in the past.