Chinese oversea bases

Jono

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wondering if PLAAF should consider taking over the abandoned US air base at Afghanistan if invited by the Afghan Government and supported by the Taliban ? Is this a good idea, or an act of folly for China?
plus points are that the Chinese presence may serve as a stabilizing peace keeping force, and also safeguard the security of the westward route of the BRI including a potential construction of a new oil pipeline from Eastern Iran ( pure speculation on my part ) ??
the recent bus bombing in Pakistan killing several Chinese engineers shows that China should not pin all their oil-gas transportation plans on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor as it is an easy prey to sabotage from you know who, a big hostile country in the south, cough cough.... Also a new pipeline from Iran transiting through Afghanistan may bring some economic dividends/developments to the latter.

downside of course is having a military base in Afghanistan can be interpreted by the proud local populace to be another foreign invaders to be attacked and expelled. Also the conflict between the Taliban and present regime may flare up and China caught in-between.
of course the western MSM will have a field day trumpeting yet again the evil Chinese occupation and ill intentions in a foreign country blah blah blah.
 

Abominable

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wondering if PLAAF should consider taking over the abandoned US air base at Afghanistan if invited by the Afghan Government and supported by the Taliban ? Is this a good idea, or an act of folly for China?
plus points are that the Chinese presence may serve as a stabilizing peace keeping force, and also safeguard the security of the westward route of the BRI including a potential construction of a new oil pipeline from Eastern Iran ( pure speculation on my part ) ??
the recent bus bombing in Pakistan killing several Chinese engineers shows that China should not pin all their oil-gas transportation plans on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor as it is an easy prey to sabotage from you know who, a big hostile country in the south, cough cough.... Also a new pipeline from Iran transiting through Afghanistan may bring some economic dividends/developments to the latter.

downside of course is having a military base in Afghanistan can be interpreted by the proud local populace to be another foreign invaders to be attacked and expelled. Also the conflict between the Taliban and present regime may flare up and China caught in-between.
of course the western MSM will have a field day trumpeting yet again the evil Chinese occupation and ill intentions in a foreign country blah blah blah.
Anything that India can do in Pakistan they can do in Afghanistan as well if not stronger. You've also got CIA who will start supporting the mujahideen again. I think its better for the dust to settle in Afghanistan before anyone gets involved there.

Don't see what you would gain from an AFB in Afghanistan that you couldn't get in Western China.
 

davidau

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Would anyone
And it seems that new facilities being built at the Ream Naval Base in Cambodia to facilitate a Chinese military presence.

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It also seems that china had started to build something in a port in the UAE.

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Please enlighten me why the US can have tens of overseas military bases, and it denies China to have a couple?
 

Overbom

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I don't know why you keep asking.
The US sees China as its enemy. US is more powerful than China. Thus the US tries to deny China every chance it can get to set up even 1 more extra military base

It doesn't matter if the US has 1000 or 10000 bases while China has just 1, it will still keep preventing China from building more military bases
 

davidau

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I don't know why you keep asking.
The US sees China as its enemy. US is more powerful than China. Thus the US tries to deny China every chance it can get to set up even 1 more extra military base

It doesn't matter if the US has 1000 or 10000 bases while China has just 1, it will still keep preventing China from building more military bases
ok
 
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