Posted on 08/07/2020 12:24:17 PM PDT by libh8er
Purely by coincidence the Pamir region happens to be rich in gold.
God, this is a tough one.
We KNOW wherever China settles in they use muslim disinfectant and muzzies are gone.
But then you have to deal with Chicoms in their place with more territory. Like a real life game of Risk with the world itself the prize.
I doubt the early betting lines on this look very good for Tajikistan.
Ping
The CCP has never been in a real war.
They keep hacking off too many nations, and they have no real allies. Goodness knows what army or navy they plan on using that wont be bogged-down if they actually do anything other than threaten every nation around them.
And Muslims seem unable to mine it and insist on being too far in debt.
Hold on now. I read this book.
It was called “The Bear and the Dragon” by Tom Clancy.
It was one of Clancy’s last books. The plot revolves around the invasion of Siberia by China after there was a discovery of oil and gold or diamonds. In it Russia joins NATO and together the Russians, British, US and other NATO countries, we kick some Kung Fu butt.
I suppose the locals could go Total Jihad on them and turn it into a Soviet-Afghan sort of thing.
I know a guy who has some family in Kyrgyzstan. He’s ethnically Russian and a lot of Russians who were sent there during Soviet times ended up staying. Sounds like a fascinating place as he describes it.
China might force the Tajiks back into the arms of Moscow.
Next thing you know, some neo-con is going to be calling for US troops in Whateveristan because freedom or something.
When I lived on Guam I knew some people that wanted the US out of Guam so Guam could be an independent nation. I asked them, If the US were to abandon Guam, how many weeks do do think it would be before a Chinese destroyer showed up with a sign that said, “Welcome to China?”
Typical liberals, they didn’t think that would ever happen.
I knew an ethnic Korean Kyrgyzstan but spoke Russian. in the Soviet era they were not allowed to speak Korean in public.
Not my circus.
Not my monkeys.
Bring back the Soviet Union!
(Semi kidding)
Fascinating is one way to describe it.
Central Asia has some places that are downright wild wild west like.
While in my oilfield working days we had a rule to avoid any place that ended in ‘stan.
I’d actually enjoy seeing the chicoms get their collective heads handed to them on a pike by invading some place like Afghanistan. It has not been called the Graveyard of Empires for no good reason but they may be worn down by now. First the Brits, then the Soviets and now us in the last 200 years or so.
I think the ‘Stans allied together might give the chicoms a good run for their money. Throw in the Indians and a few others for good measure.
Their money is not going to run out. It is a relative thing and for places like Africa they are the rich kids on the block. For the corrupt ‘stans they have enough.
Interesting, gold mining has taken place in the tributaries of the Yangtze and other rivers for a long time. I don’t know of any big placer operations in the mountains of the ‘stans or the Tibetan Plateau. I have to admit considerable ignorance of the area’s geology as well as culture and other resources. Interesting corner of the world though.
One of the interesting things about all of that region of the world are all the various endorheic basins.
You nailed it, no allies except for maybe North Korea. Every nation is just about done with china.
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