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by nradov 1121 days ago
China still doesn't have an expeditionary military. They have very little capability for direct military intervention in any country farther away than Vietnam or India. Even sustaining a small naval flotilla in the Persian Gulf was a major stretch for them.

They are working on building up such a capability and the situation may be different in 10 years. But as of today, they really can't.

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> They are working on building up such a capability and the situation may be different in 10 years.

Yeah, that's what we're discussing.. these 'loans' are in pursuit of their strategic objectives.