It could be the other way around. A closed strait could force China and other countries to cooperate with the US.Originally Posted by bourbon
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It could be the other way around. A closed strait could force China and other countries to cooperate with the US.
China would be extraordinarily unhappy with any unilateral strike against Iran--it's been hard enough getting them onside with mild sanctions. In the Chinese view it would highly the dangers of self-interested Western military adventurism.
They mostly come at night. Mostly.
- university webpage: McGill University
- conflict simulations webpage: PaxSims
Why may I ask would the Chinese need to be happy about a strike?
It was, as you'll see, a comment on the previous post.
They mostly come at night. Mostly.
- university webpage: McGill University
- conflict simulations webpage: PaxSims
It all a bit strange really. One minute the US acts as if it does not care what China thinks or might do - naval exercises off the Chinese/North Korean coast - and the next seems to quiver with fear as to what China might think or do - a strike on Iranian nuclear facilities. Will the real USA please stand up?
Last edited by JMA; 08-03-2010 at 07:04 PM.
The United States is operating on a $1.5 trillion budget deficit this year, and as such it is dependent on foreign investors to purchase this debt. China is the leading purchaser of this debt.
If they don't want to upset China then why are they (the US) insisting on holding naval exercises in the Yellow Sea?
Its all very confusing.
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