Your military strategic partners such as Britain, France, Germany and Israel sell China hardware. In Asia they're only signing up to give you face, they don't like you or care about you. Last thing they need is a paranoid superpower trying to color revolution them.
For Laos, civilian agreements mean nothing. Their trade with China is infinitely more valuable. In fact US trade with Laos is just about zero.
Lol US also sold military hardware to China, or else how do PLAAF have the S-70 Helicopter in stock?
Let's Compare Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Nepel's relationship with the US then with China?
Malaysia - Strategic Partner with US since 2003, part of Southeast Asia Regional Centre for Counter Terrorism, which have a training program exchange program with US Law Enforcement and Military. Negotiating membership within TPP, Malaysia Military currently operate US equipment including F-5 Tiger, F-18 Hornet, K/C-130 Hercules, UH-60/S-70 Blackhawk, M4 series rifle and various small arms
Approval rating for US - 54%
http://www.pewglobal.org/database/indicator/24/country/132/
Strategic Partner with China since 2012 signing of Political Secrurity framework. Free Trade agreement via ASEAN with China, Hole first Military Drill with China in 2014. No Chinese equipment currently serving within Malaysian Armed Force capacity.
Approval rating for China - 78%
Laos - Not a Security Partner of US, have Bilateral Free Trade agreement with US since 2005. Joint Narcotic Operation with US DEA since 1980s
Laos have a normal relationship with China since 1992.
Saudi Arabia - Strategic Partner with US since 1991. Saudi host to 64th Air Expeditionary Group of the USAF and US Military Training Command - Saudi Arabia. Military Hardware importer for US hardware, current US Military Hardware operating within Saudi Armed forces included : F-15C/E/SE Eagle/Strike Eagle, E-3 Sentry, C-130 Hercules, M1 Abrams, M60 patton, AH-64D Longbow, UH-60 Blackhawk, M2 Bradley, Ch-47 Chinook, OH-58 Kiowa Warrior, M270 MLRS M113 APC, Badr Class Corvette
Not a strategic partner with China, nor host Chinese Troop nor having BFTA to China, Military Cooperation with China include Military Training Exercise and limited Arms Purchase, including CSS 5 ballistic missile, PLH-45 Self Propelled Gun
Pakistan - Major Non-NATO with US Since 1949, then in 1975, then in 2001. Major US armament User, Military equipment including F-16 Fighting Falcon, M48 Patton tanks. M110 Howitzer, AH-1F/S/Z Cobra Attack helicopter OHP Frigate
Major Ally with China, since 1951, operate mostly Chinese Equipment (Too many to list)
Nepal - Stragetic Relationship with US started in 1951, have a Security Cooperative Office with US in Kathmandu, Uses US made small arms and vehicle
Nepal is not a strategic partner with China, do not host any training mission nor military installation with China, uses small arms and vehicle from China
What world map shows Iran as not being in Asia?
ALL MAP shows Iran is in Persia, Middle East or Near East, According to UNSD the term "Western Asia " are of Limited Use by UN only to group statistical data.
Western Asia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
That data is intriguing, however. More interesting finds from Gallup:
Chinese Struggling Less Than Americans to Afford Basics
Yes, this is really intriguing, especially
the article is from 2011, here is the one more recent, from 2014
Fewer Americans Struggling to Afford Food
Mind You, 17.2% of American means 35 millions American. Where as 6.7% Chinese mean 80 millions Chinese did not have money for food. While the 35 Millions would still have food stamp.
