Unless you live under a rock you must know that Russia and China have been buying huge amounts of gold

The USA claims it has some 8,000 plus tons of gold in storage

I have no idea how many tons of gold either Russia or China has in storage. What we do know is both Russia and China have bought huge amounts of gold in the past few yrs.

Why do you suppose Russia and China have decided to buy huge amounts of gold, during these past few yrs