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Comment by nickff

1 year ago

Which other international conflicts has China resolved? The current Chinese state seems to be much better at fostering conflict (I.e. the ongoing Korean War) than resolving it.

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Animats  1 year ago

So far, not much. Gaza is a good place to start. China wants more influence in the Middle East, and already owns or operates a large number of ports outside China.[1] Israel blockades the existing ports of Gaza. A China-run port in Gaza, protected by the PLAN, is a possibility.

[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2023/china-...

  • gred  1 year ago

    > Gaza is a good place to start.

    This made me chuckle :-) "Let's dip our toes into solving international conflicts with an easy one, like the Israeli / Palestine conflict!"

    • mkoubaa  1 year ago

      It's laughable, but if China solved this problem they'd be voted the world's cop over the USA overnight

  • Quillbert182  1 year ago

    That assumes that Israel would allow a China-run port in Gaza, which is no guarantee.

    • SR2Z  1 year ago

      It also assumes that the _US_ would allow a China-run port in Israel, which is so unlikely it might as well be impossible. Israel is a nuclear weapons state and such a close US ally that they basically have their own F-35 fighter jet variant.

      This would NEVER happen.

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