It would not surprise me in the least to discover that China is the true source of the current internal attack on the US, and Russia is a cut out.
It would be efficient for China to have Russia undermine the US while Russia also weakens itself.
China has made huge inroads in Africa, which gives it access to essential metals and other raw materials, and also puts it in a strong position diplomatically.
America's history is basically one long story of internal divisions, briefly overcome primarily during economic booms. The last economic boom, the computing/internet boom, was particularly long lived and helped create the longest window of internal stability we've had. That boom's coming to an end, and the era of stability it brought probably isn't that far behind. And this is before you even stop to consider things like social media which helps amp up and accelerate divisions by orders of magnitude.
But I have a feeling your position is basically "Except for all the cases where they're threatening their neighbors, they're not threatening their neighbors at all."
It would not surprise me in the least to discover that China is the true source of the current internal attack on the US, and Russia is a cut out.
It would be efficient for China to have Russia undermine the US while Russia also weakens itself.
China has made huge inroads in Africa, which gives it access to essential metals and other raw materials, and also puts it in a strong position diplomatically.
America's history is basically one long story of internal divisions, briefly overcome primarily during economic booms. The last economic boom, the computing/internet boom, was particularly long lived and helped create the longest window of internal stability we've had. That boom's coming to an end, and the era of stability it brought probably isn't that far behind. And this is before you even stop to consider things like social media which helps amp up and accelerate divisions by orders of magnitude.
If the root cause is external, it’s easier to stomach. But what if this is just America, attacking itself? That’s a lot harder.
>China is threatening invade other places...
Taiwan and where else?
There's also the whole South China sea thing, where they're making claims on international waters and the territorial waters of their neighbors: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_disputes_in_the_So...
But I have a feeling your position is basically "Except for all the cases where they're threatening their neighbors, they're not threatening their neighbors at all."
>I have a feeling your position is basically...
No, not at all. I don't follow China closely, and was genuinely asking.
Arunachal Pradesh.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna245797
Tibet and Xinjiang already conquered and we have forgotten about them.
Xinjiang conquered? If you go that far back you can blame every big power for having conquered some of their territory.
Pretty much anything that happens to abut the South China Sea.
I suppose you could also make the argument that they already did invade Tibet and Hong Kong, though that's splitting hairs.
Hong Kong was always Chinese, and was leased at gun point.
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India, Bhutan. South China Sea. East China Sea/Japan.