PLA Forces to Afghanistan???
- Thread starter bd popeye
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China has got a number of workers involved in contracts for the Afghan government that were killed by the Taliban already.
China considers Taliban an enemy. Taliban supports Muslim separatist movements in Xinjiang. China also has its interests in Pakistan which the Taliban and Islamic fundamentalists threaten. If NATO fails to clean up Afghanistan, the problem spreads to China's court. Considering that Afghanistan is just border to China, China has a lot more reason to be in there, than lets say the US or NATO. Also think about future pipelines running from Central Asian republics to China. China sure needs this region to be stable.
China considers Taliban an enemy. Taliban supports Muslim separatist movements in Xinjiang. China also has its interests in Pakistan which the Taliban and Islamic fundamentalists threaten. If NATO fails to clean up Afghanistan, the problem spreads to China's court. Considering that Afghanistan is just border to China, China has a lot more reason to be in there, than lets say the US or NATO. Also think about future pipelines running from Central Asian republics to China. China sure needs this region to be stable.
UN? They are a toothless tiger. They will not send in troops that may be involved in any actual combat. Most every time UN troops face fire..they retreat. Witness the Congo, Chad & Lebanon..
bladerunner
Banned Idiot
During the recent outbreaks of violence in Xinjiang, prior to the OLympics, I read in various publications eg 'atimes'.(reprinting comments made on El Jazerra) a call on the UIghurs for cessation of violence against the Chinese by Al-Qaeda. They felt that there wasn't any substantial grievance and that the Chinese were in the main, considerate towards their brother muslims..
If these reports are correct and for the fact that Al Qaeda has a presence in Afghanistan, a Chinese military involvement would certainly invoke a change of stance, by Al-Qaeda.I think the Chinese should be very wary about putting troops on the ground.
Pointblank
Senior Member
NATO... the current mission is a NATO mission under a UN mandate.
Mr T
Senior Member
It doesn't have to. The US troops are operating independently of ISAF, so China could be in the same position.
I cannot see China agreeing to deploy independantly, which means that it would want to deploy as part of an SCO mission. It would be pointless for the SCO to deploy on the same ground as NATO and therefore, it would appear that Mr Brown is articulating a European desire to withdraw from the country.
That being said the SCO is the one organisation that could stabilise the country as there is shared ethnicities between Afghan citizens and the surrounding nations, nearly all of whom are full or candidate members. the SCO is also better structured as a Security and Development organisation to do the job as it possesses the diplomatic, civil and military capacity necessary to complete the task.
That being said the SCO is the one organisation that could stabilise the country as there is shared ethnicities between Afghan citizens and the surrounding nations, nearly all of whom are full or candidate members. the SCO is also better structured as a Security and Development organisation to do the job as it possesses the diplomatic, civil and military capacity necessary to complete the task.
bladerunner
Banned Idiot
Can anyone realistically see members the SCO being drawn into the Afghanistan situation, to replace the Nato forces who started the situation anyway.Not the Russians for sure as they have already been humiliated there."Once bitten twice shy" as the going says.Despite their concern for the Taliban. the SCO main purpose is to counter balance the American presence.