China giving massive aid to Cambodia

[Lankan Ranger]

China Buys Cambodia

China is developing close ties with Cambodia. This month, China will deliver 257 brand new military trucks to Cambodia, along with 50,000 military uniforms.

This sort of charity is needed because Cambodia has never really recovered from its disastrous experiment in communist government (the Khmer Rouge) in the 1970s. That killed off 15 percent of the population (including nearly all the ethnic Chinese community) and trashed the economy.

China supported the Khmer Rouge (as fellow communists), but Khmer Rouge aggression against Vietnam resulted in Vietnam invading in 1979 and deposing the Khmer Rouge. But as the decades went by, former Khmer Rouge officials got back in power, and China made nice.

So China has been forced to improvise. This has resulted in uniting the search for allies, with business opportunities. China embraces countries willing to do business (especially if they have needed raw materials), no matter what their international reputation. As a result, China has made friends with some of the most unsavory states of Africa.

China is nonplussed by Western disdain at this behavior. It's business, and the outcast states have few nations they can do business with. That cuts down on the competition. Operating conditions are less than ideal, but the Chinese are accustomed to dealing with corruption and criminal gangs. It's really a good fit.

China played on these friendships last year to get Cambodia to expel twenty Chinese citizens (ethnic Turks, or Uighurs) suspected of participating in recent ethnic violence, and sending them back to China. China does not want the separatist minded Uighurs setting up operations outside China, and is using all its diplomatic clout to extradite wanted Chinese citizens from foreign sanctuaries. The United States, and the UN, protested this move.

The U.S. went further, and cancelled a promised shipment of free military trucks two months ago. China then stepped up with replacements, along with a $1.2 aid package of grants and loans. Cambodians feel much better about China these days.

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htlead/articles/20100609.aspx

 

[Lankan Ranger]

Western Propaganda about China

 

[lhuang]

Bit of a sensationalist headline, wouldn't label it propoganda however.

 

[durgs360]

China may ultimately may annexe these small and weak countries. First generous help and claim it as your own land. Another Tibet in the making.

 

[Evil Flare]

China may ultimately may annexe these small and weak countries. First generous help and claim it as your own land. Another Tibet in the making.

It never Happened YET ... But what did India do to Sikkim ?

 

[durgs360]

Dont make your ignorance known to the entire world. Sikkim was not annexed to India. Sikkim was always a part of India. And sikkimese people voted to be with India. India has never annexed any country by force, But your master China has done and it will continue to do so. So a country that recieves Chinese aid should think twice !

 

[navtrek]

Western Propaganda about China

You can refer to the POV of the Previous luhangs post ^^^
so much for having a pro China view and calling the article western propaganda.
buddy when the Chinese themselves agree with the articles POV.

 

[dingyibvs]

China may ultimately may annexe these small and weak countries. First generous help and claim it as your own land. Another Tibet in the making.

I doubt it, China throughout its history was never interested in annexing territories. Ever since recovering most of the land lost by the Qing dynasty, China's territorial claims have only shrunk. What's the use of taking over a poverty ridden country like Cambodia anyway? I think they'd much rather follow the traditional way of expanding economic and cultural influence to gain essentially tributaries.

 

[PracticalGuy]

Hmm..China stitching another "pearl" in it's necklace.. this time to strangle Vietnam...

 

[dingyibvs]

Hmm..China stitching another "pearl" in it's necklace.. this time to strangle Vietnam...

Well, I'd argue that China is just trying to increase its power projection in the area to protect vital shipping lanes. Then again, power is a zero-sum game, so an increase in power by one party results in the decrease in power by another. I suppose that from that point of view, either case can be argued with equal validity.

 

[no_name]

That is true. So some people don't really care if China's rise in economic terms is not zero-sum. They are just worried about power distribution, which apparently is always a zero-sum game

And therein lies the rub.

 

[PracticalGuy]

That is true. So some people don't really care if China's rise in economic terms is not zero-sum. They are just worried about power distribution, which apparently is always a zero-sum game

And therein lies the rub.

Exactly..but you shouldnt forget that Economy will always be a tool for power projection ..so both cannot be de-hyphenated in today's world.. and the equation really becomes interesting in Asia in the coming decades with more strong and confident India trying to offset some of the impact of China's clout in it's neighborhood.. which would also give some kind of space/voice for China's adversaries in it's backyard..

 

[fallstuff]

China may ultimately may annexe these small and weak countries. First generous help and claim it as your own land. Another Tibet in the making.

Not sure, guess you are speaking from experience

 

[Blueblood]

Western Propaganda about China

I can't agree more

 

[Justin Joseph]

China Buys Cambodia

China is developing close ties with Cambodia. This month, China will deliver 257 brand new military trucks to Cambodia, along with 50,000 military uniforms.

This sort of charity is needed because Cambodia has never really recovered from its disastrous experiment in communist government (the Khmer Rouge) in the 1970s. That killed off 15 percent of the population (including nearly all the ethnic Chinese community) and trashed the economy.

China supported the Khmer Rouge (as fellow communists), but Khmer Rouge aggression against Vietnam resulted in Vietnam invading in 1979 and deposing the Khmer Rouge. But as the decades went by, former Khmer Rouge officials got back in power, and China made nice.

So China has been forced to improvise. This has resulted in uniting the search for allies, with business opportunities. China embraces countries willing to do business (especially if they have needed raw materials), no matter what their international reputation. As a result, China has made friends with some of the most unsavory states of Africa.

China is nonplussed by Western disdain at this behavior. It's business, and the outcast states have few nations they can do business with. That cuts down on the competition. Operating conditions are less than ideal, but the Chinese are accustomed to dealing with corruption and criminal gangs. It's really a good fit.

China played on these friendships last year to get Cambodia to expel twenty Chinese citizens (ethnic Turks, or Uighurs) suspected of participating in recent ethnic violence, and sending them back to China. China does not want the separatist minded Uighurs setting up operations outside China, and is using all its diplomatic clout to extradite wanted Chinese citizens from foreign sanctuaries. The United States, and the UN, protested this move.

The U.S. went further, and cancelled a promised shipment of free military trucks two months ago. China then stepped up with replacements, along with a $1.2 aid package of grants and loans. Cambodians feel much better about China these days.

Leadership: China Buys Cambodia

RIP to he dead 15 percent of the population (including nearly all the ethnic Chinese community chinese people killed by Khmer Rouge and supported by dictator CPC, shame on them.

china is not a good neighbor but a bully they have proxy or bully and harass their neighbors.