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LDiCesare
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La Ferté sous Jouarre France
Jan 2001
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Someone suggesting destruction of a nation just because they are powerful should be destroyed. If they were aggressive, OK, but China has had nukes for years and could conquer lots of countries but does not.
And don't worry aboyt Chinese cars.
If all Chinese used cars the way Americans do, after one year there would be no oil left on the planet so the pollution wouldn't accumulate for a long time.
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Lancer
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Oregon Coast, USA! or Bohol, Philippines!
Apr 1999
time: 05:24
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The following is a complete list of invaders that the Vietnamese haven't sent scurrying for home...
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Lord Merciless
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Also, tell your blood-thirsty friend that if the US and China ever come to war, it would be of apocalyptic proportions where the US can forget all their population centers west of Mississipi.
The only winner of this war would be Osama bin Laden and his fundamentalist brethrens.
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Oerdin
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of Internet Music.
Sep 2001
time: 21:24
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quote:
Originally posted by LDiCesare If they were aggressive, OK, but China has had nukes for years and could conquer lots of countries but does not. |
PR of China, like must other dominate nations, has been quite aggressive over the last half century. Not counting the 30 year civil war the communists started there has been the invasion and continuing occupation of Tibet, the invasion and occupation of half of Korea, the threatened invasion of Taiwan (this has been detered by U.S. many times since the late 1940's), the invasion and continuing occupation of 1/3 of Kashmire, two border wars with the USSR, and at least one border war with the communist Vietnamese.
That seems like a pretty impressive list of foriegn wars for a country which, until 20 years ago, was so poor it routinely had people starving to death.
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Kontiki
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Canada
Aug 2001
time: 00:24
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I think the real question is how much will the US fear China. Given their current momentum, or even a reduced level of it, China is bound to catch up with the US eventually (granted, it's going to take a while). As they get ever closer, you have to watch the US reaction. As the current dominant force in the world, the US isn't going to like challenges to it, whether or not they are hostile. It's not like the US will be unique in this aspect - it's pretty much a given throughout history.
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ranskaldan
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Beijing ~ Singapore ~ Toronto ~ All hail to the new Rome
Sep 2001
time: 00:24
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quote:
Originally posted by chegitz guevara
China's just using capitalism to build up. One they have the inudstry and technology, it's back to communism. You'll see.  |
arGH! 
The way I see it, 150 years from now, when China has enjoyed a half-century of dominance and its electorate has gotten bored, that's when the far-left will come to power. That's also the beginning of the end.
In the meantime, however, I predict that over the next 50 years, the rich and powerful nations of the world will become increasingly bound together in webs of alliances. Major conflicts between superpowers would finally end. Instead, the world will become a grand show of "Class Struggle" - rich nations against poor nations. Europe, NAm, and the Asia-Pacific would band together to fight off the scavenging poorer nations with increasingly unequal wars, while the poorer would respond with massive terrorism.
And as for North Korea - yes, it's somewhat of an embarassment for Chinese foreign policy. The North Koreans should sit down and shut up before something nasty happens to them. And the Chinese won't cross the Yalu to save their asses this time.
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