> there are no Chinese soldiers in the region. So China is bribing all the tribes in the area to not "salvage" their stuff for parts? The problem with not havi

> there are no Chinese soldiers in the region. So China is bribing all the tribes in the area to not "salvage" their stuff for parts? The problem with not having troops in such places is that they're in constant states of near lawlessness toward outsiders. It would be more correct to say that "there are not yet Chinese soldiers in the region". It's only a matter of time.