"Now that the Americans are gone...."
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wrote on 19 Apr 2021, 11:05 last edited by
Beijing may consider sending a peacekeeping force to Afghanistan if the security situation in the South Asian country poses a threat to the neighbouring Chinese province of Xinjiang after American troops pull out, analysts said.
US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he would withdraw all remaining US troops – about 2,500 – from Afghanistan by September 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attack in New York.
The withdrawal may pose a threat to Afghanistan’s security and stability, which could spill over into Xinjiang and disrupt China’s counterterrorism efforts.
In 2018, China trained Afghan troops and helped set up a mountain brigade. The training took place in China and the aim of the brigade was to counter possible attacks by al-Qaeda and Islamic State.
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wrote on 19 Apr 2021, 12:36 last edited by
Now, that would be interesting.
Wonder what kind of government the Chinese would set up?
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wrote on 19 Apr 2021, 13:13 last edited by
Does anyone really think China can govern Afghanistan any better than the USSR, Russia, or the USA?
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Does anyone really think China can govern Afghanistan any better than the USSR, Russia, or the USA?
wrote on 19 Apr 2021, 13:19 last edited by@axtremus said in "Now that the Americans are gone....":
Does anyone really think China can govern Afghanistan any better than the USSR, Russia, or the USA?
Hey, don't forget Britain. We failed to govern there centuries ago!
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Does anyone really think China can govern Afghanistan any better than the USSR, Russia, or the USA?
wrote on 19 Apr 2021, 13:35 last edited by Jolly@axtremus said in "Now that the Americans are gone....":
Does anyone really think China can govern Afghanistan any better than the USSR, Russia, or the USA?
Yes.
I think the Chinese are more ruthless and less caring about casualties than any of the countries mentioned. I'd compare them more to an ancient conquering Roman Legion.
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wrote on 19 Apr 2021, 13:39 last edited by
I don't know. The Russians were pretty heavy-handed too.
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wrote on 19 Apr 2021, 14:26 last edited by
The Chinese probably won't have to worry about bringing equipment.
We'll probably leave all they need.
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The Chinese probably won't have to worry about bringing equipment.
We'll probably leave all they need.
wrote on 19 Apr 2021, 14:33 last edited by@copper said in "Now that the Americans are gone....":
The Chinese probably won't have to worry about bringing equipment.
We'll probably leave all they need.
Lord knows they have the software to run it, right?
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@axtremus said in "Now that the Americans are gone....":
Does anyone really think China can govern Afghanistan any better than the USSR, Russia, or the USA?
Yes.
I think the Chinese are more ruthless and less caring about casualties than any of the countries mentioned. I'd compare them more to an ancient conquering Roman Legion.
wrote on 19 Apr 2021, 14:58 last edited by@jolly said in "Now that the Americans are gone....":
@axtremus said in "Now that the Americans are gone....":
Does anyone really think China can govern Afghanistan any better than the USSR, Russia, or the USA?
Yes.
I think the Chinese are more ruthless and less caring about casualties than any of the countries mentioned. I'd compare them more to an ancient conquering Roman Legion.
Ghengis Khan didn't really manage it, and he made the Romans look like a bunch of pussies.
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wrote on 19 Apr 2021, 15:23 last edited by
Back in the day the Chinese provided the stinger missiles to the mujahadeen via the CIA as the US did not want the USSR know that we were intent on shooting down their helicopters.