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Re:China is the manufacturing superpower by rkancv on Saturday January 04, 2025 @09:37AM (#42594895)
Yes, China engages diplomatically and financially with countries that the U.S. fought and then leaves. Since the withdrawal from Afghanistan of course China appeared instantly:

https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/mining-influence-chin...

Now the U.S. is fighting for minerals in Ukraine. Rare moment of truth by Senator Graham:

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/lindsey-graham-ukraine/

This of course could have been achieved diplomatically by cooling down the NATO tensions. But no, another proxy war must be fought that likely will be lost like Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, etc. The Chinese do not fight and profit from all of this.

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Re:China is the manufacturing superpower by bilbo0s on Saturday January 04, 2025 @09:49AM (#42594987)
Pretty sure the parent is talking about overlooked nations. Nations no one even fights a war over. Probably referring to things like China going "all in" on under-developed African nations.

It's a very "Eastern" strategy. Avoidance and Trade.

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Re:China is the manufacturing superpower by rm_-rf_slash on Saturday January 04, 2025 @09:45AM (#42594960)
Korea is not the best example to prove your point. SK is per capita equivalent to Japan[1]. The Korean War was a tie and in the long run it’s clear which side is better off.

[1] https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2022/02/01/by-one-m...

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Re:China is the manufacturing superpower by mahirsaid on Saturday January 04, 2025 @01:28PM (#42596624)
and now Russia (Russia takes step towards recognizing Afghanistan's Taliban government) https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-takes-step-towards-reco...
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