I shared this view all the way up from the huawei debacle.
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Your explanation is one of the major causes! This matter is considered a classic issue often raised by some Chinese descents complained that mainland China could not help or even so helpless amidst the mass killings etc during the intense Cold War era... those folks could not understand the actual conditions of China at that time, and its strength relative to the adversaries esp. the nonexistent Chinese naval force back then.
But an even much more significant explanation concerning those periods is China was still WEAK AND POOR. Being WEAK & POOR with very limited resources incl. the available ships explained lots of things. Expecting a poor and weak nation to come over to overseas to help... well, there were some, but of course the efforts were naturally limited. WEAK & POOR explained everything! If any one wanna blame, blame it to the "Century of Humiliation", blame it why the minority ruler of Qing dynasty were not blind to ignore rejuvenation and industrialization thus became so weak and easy prey... with very severe consequences carried over centuries later...
One day if China has been operating at least four carrier fleets of class 003 or higher in full combat mode, see if such blatant massacre still happens. Forget not that most of such cases involved the dirty hands of the USA, thus China must always calculate the US strength around. If a nation is still weak and poor, how can it help others in oversea areas???
One particular case like the recent one in Solomon Island, how could one expect China to interfere militarily, or even sent civilian ships to help? It is Solomon govt obligation to provide safety to its people incl those Solomon citizens of Chinese descent; if the legitimate central govt were not capable then asked the UN help then UN Peacekeeping Force can be deployed... that's the right procedure, and in that situation China may help. In Solomon case if it's the central govt that played evil then China might sanction that nation, but the actual case was some internal turmoil between regional actor instigated by foreign power to attack the central govt that wanna be more friendly to China, a gray area domestic affair! China will be bad actor if it ever interferes in such case. Remember, the human rights and safety of citizens and their properties are world's concerns; if country like Solomon can't ensure the safety of its population then capable people and their wealth will relocate; what stay is dependencies and poverty! Anyhow that island nation is too small to be matter... a tiny dot in the world. One suggestion, the Chinese community there must organize themselves to protect their own interests; how can have a Chinatown without some organized power or association to protect itself? At least they can pay a group of mercenary/thugs to protect the venue from the gang violence, organized or not? If they all are too ignorant or selfish then why some blame China for that?
China ain't the Exceptional power that could invade Panama or Granada with impunity... I can't tell about the distant future but for now I am 100% sure of what I think of... whatever one may wish or dream of. Live with reality!
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I am not sure why you think China is threat to Western World? China cannot even impose its will on Asia. Only reason West is in conflict with China is to ensure that Asia obey West. thats why there is Indo Pacific.
When Saudi can sell Oil much higher than bench Mark. what do you think Russia is doing that is not announced.
“I would like Russia to realize there are issues where we can find common ground, such as the China issue,” he explained. “Russia faces the risk of becoming an appendage of China, which I have mentioned many times in talks, including with Russian partners.”
John Bolton
this is a game involves three players, each player knows the other two know that he knows that they know that he knows ... it's a game with perfect information.
Why do you quote Bolton?
The guy is hack who doesn't know anything
That he keeps harping about "finding common ground with Russia on the China issue" shows how big of an idiot he is
Russia-China relations are far more complex and durable than whatever bs Bolton and his lackeys say. "Drive a wedge between Russia and China" lol
plawolf
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At this point I am starting to think American leaders and strategists are all into some really kinky stuff because they seem to think the more you punish and degrade someone the more they will worship and be submissive to you.
So USSR was not a threat to the West because it could not even impose its will on both Europe & Asia? Lol. China is a threat to the West because stronger China = declining influence of the West, the same thing that was present when the USSR was intact. It creates another point of power where the smaller countries can flock, while in a unipolar world you either obey the West or you basically get isolated. Another important thing is that Asia is already the main driver of the world's economic growth and that is going to only accelerate as China moves up the value chains, transitioning parts of the supply chain to SEA\SA.
What's the point you are trying to convey? KSA has both greater reserves (far greater, actually) and is a larger exporter of oil than Russia. Let's also not forget that KSA petroleum is probably THE cheapest to exploit (there were studies that indicated that some of the KSA oil fields could still be profitable at the oil prices of like $5 per barrel), while most Russian oil is located in North-West Siberia with a harsh climate and the need to transfer it via pipes in order to sell it to anyone. I don't even get the second link, Russia exports fertilizers and grain to South Korea, so what? India exports tons of food too, so Indians were right and superpower 2020 is the reality?
I know that you are Russia (and Europe) fanboy but why do you think that Russia is a greater threat with a GDP less than South Korea? The US rhetoric and actions indicate that it perceives China as the primary competitor & threat currently, whether you want to admit it or not. This has been the case since Obama's "pivot to Asia".
