Polina Tikhonova, ValueWalk: Will China Crush U.S. Military Role In Pakistan?
The China-Pakistan all-weather friendship enters its turning point as Islamabad turns to Beijing to help replace U.S. military aid and technical cooperation.
U.S. President Donald Trump finally unveiled his much-anticipated Afghan strategy in August, and it largely focused on putting the burden of the fight against terrorism on Pakistan. Because of that, U.S.-Pakistani defense ties are expected to dwindle week by week.
China and Pakistan are in the middle of their major air force drills, which began last week and will run through September 27. Meanwhile, Islamabad is likely to turn to Beijing in a bid to replace the U.S. military aid it was receiving. The Trump administration decided previously that it would only give Pakistan access to $225 million worth of military assistance when it stops providing “safe havens” to terrorist elements.
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WNU Editor: I doubt that the Chinese are going to be as generous as the U.S. has been in giving aid to Pakistan for the past 16 years. In fact .... I am 100% sure that the Chinese will not be. The question that needs to be answered is .... what will China demand from Pakistan if an aid package is agreed upon. My prediction .... a lot of strings.
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a lot of our aid to Pakistan is to ensure the nukes they have are kept safe from bad guys...china, it seems, seems a bit in cahoots with N. Korea, and I somehow do not think of them as the good guys
I would say Pakistan is a liability in the balance sheet of international affairs.
Be gone.
Fred,
President Trump dreams of America First.
But it is China that practices "China First" .... and they are damn good at it.
There's no such thing as a "good guy". There is no good country. Every single one of them is bad. The only question is who's worse than who.
Anyone who believes in this good Vs bad guy bullshit is either deluded or is a child.
China will leap at this chance. A vacumm doesnt stay empty.
Tell that vacuum story to space. Space is not only like vacuum but expands more and more, faster and faster, becoming emptier and emptier, colder and colder. So yeah. Vacuums sometimes stay vacuums.
Just kidding though. I agree with your sentiment.
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