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> That cost is simply too high; no one in China wants to pay it China was happy to invade Tibet and assimilate it's population. Hard to believe that a governm
by ivell 11mo ago
> That cost is simply too high; no one in China wants to pay it
China was happy to invade Tibet and assimilate it's population.
Hard to believe that a government who claims all of South China sea, large parts of India (Arunachal Pradesh) does not want to expand.
Or do you think people of Arunachal Pradesh are also Chinese?
- mytailorisrich 11mo agoArunachal Pradesh is a historic part of Tibet and was part of the Qing Empire before the Chinese revolution of 1912. When Tibet then broke away from China the Brits got what is now Arunachal Pradesh from Tibet. Hence the ongoing Chinese claim but the days of any military actions are long gone.
- ivell 11mo agoIf historical claims are valid, then Mongols would be very happy to claim large swaths of land. Or if more recent claims are to be taken, then the Brits have claims over quite a large amount of countries. Historical claims are meaningless and are just an excuse for expansion.
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- yanhangyhy 11mo agoif its not valid maybe we should return Califonia to mexico?
- mytailorisrich 11mo agoI did not comment on the "validity" of the claim, just explained its rationale and history. Chinese territorial claims in general are not "an excuse for expansion", they are rooted in territorial losses at the end of the 19th century and during the revolution of 1912 with the formal aim of recovering them. They also predate the PRC as you'll find that the ROC/Taiwan has the same claims for the same reason. This does not mean that China is going to go to war over them, certainly it won't go to war with India. No need for drama or hysteria over those claims.
- ivell 11mo ago> This does not mean that China is going to go to war over them, certainly it won't go to war with India. Then why make a claim? Claims are made to prepare the domestic audience so that when war comes there is home support for the action. It is not made lightly. The Chinese are definitely taking action in the South China Sea. It is not just words.
- mytailorisrich 11mo ago> Claims are made to prepare the domestic audience so that when war comes there is home support for the action. It is not made lightly. That's your opinion, not reality.
- ivell 11mo agoWhat is in your view the need to make a claim?
- quickthrowman 11mo agoTibet is not (and was not) defended by a nuclear superpower. South Korea and Japan both have United States military bases and troops stationed there. I am willing to bet all of the money I will ever make in my lifetime that China will not invade either one as long as they remain under the US nuclear umbrella.