Personally, I think India is a far better, more reliable bulkward against Chinese imperialism than Pakistan ever would be. And their a pretty good bulkward against Pakistani imperialism too.
We could have nipped Chinese imperialism in the bud years ago by trading with them less—and not knowingly transfering our technology and manufacturing plants to them.
But I guess the genuises at the State Dept never considered THAT.
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IIRC....
The Klintoon insisted on more than occasion that Congress grant to China "most favored nation" trading status...
Not to mention that LORAL satellite guidance thingy...
X42 has been on the take all his life...
.... eventually the telling of history will disclose everything....
People forget, but Pakistan has always been aligned with the Chinese (and to a limited extent the Americans) as their trump card in opposition to India. During the Soviet days India was a de facto ally (non-aligned in name only) with Russia and that changed only after 1991 when the USA became their sole option. The “Great Game” never ended but the names of the players have changed a few times.