I've been thinking the same thing. This will be fascinating to watch.
The Chi Coms have the same attitude towards their soldiers as the ruskies: waves of fodder.
It isn’t the attitude toward the soldiers that will make a difference, it their attitude towards the Afghanis and ‘World Opinion.’
Remember, we’re talking about folks who are busy exterminating the Uighurs as we post.
They will regard the Afghans as less than human and will exterminate the troublesome ones. They will probably get the various tribes to do some of the work for them as the all hate each other.