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2005-12-05 Southeast Asia

East Asia 'not big enough' for both China & India

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Posted by Steve White 2005-12-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Six P.M.

Kashmir Corral.

Be there.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-12-05 10:34|| 2005-12-05 10:34|| Front Page Top

#2 This twenty first century Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere including South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Singapore and Australia will be dominated by China. Okay. Sure.

Posted by Spomosing Ominelet7753 2005-12-05 11:17|| 2005-12-05 11:17|| Front Page Top

#3 "Go fer your Ecomomic Development, Stranger!"

Posted by mojo">mojo 2005-12-05 12:10|| 2005-12-05 12:10|| Front Page Top

#4 I am paying attention to the contention between India and China. The bottom line is that demographically, economically and militarily they are already in conflict with each other. They just don't know it yet.

Their respective military buildups are much like those of the belligerents prior to World War One. And China especially is feeling so powerful that it has foolishly tipped its hand to India, Taiwan and Japan, all of whom know better.

Ironically, the main preparations for at least 25 years have been based on a US vs China war scenario. An irony might be the US looking on as the principals duke it out. But the distances involved might make it very chancy for the US to directly provide support to the non-China side.

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-12-05 13:49|| 2005-12-05 13:49|| Front Page Top

#5 While it is comforting to imagine that there are a few short knives waiting on China's doorstep, even their combined leverage may be wholly insufficient to tip the scales. China is the elelphant in the henhouse and those on her borders had best watch the pachyderm very closely. At least India now has a clear message regarding their status as second fiddle in the East Asian orchestra. I'm hoping America remembers who is democratic and who is not as this potential conflict unfolds.

Posted by Zenster 2005-12-05 21:13|| 2005-12-05 21:13|| Front Page Top

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