“Everyone has had a brilliant plan for Afghanistan. How well have they worked out so far?”
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I think the CCP’s motives and interests will be different from all the previous powers.
It’s like two international criminal syndicates working together.
From what I’ve read, their “Belt and Road” initiative is not going well. Instead of winning friends, it is pi$$ing people off.
Having been to China and worked with many Chinese, I can assure you they are not 10 foot tall geniuses.