Contrary to the growing conventional wisdom China is totally incapable taking on a global leadership role politically or economically
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i don't think you can really look at these outside the framework of US hegemony
I agree with you on that. They are a free rider, for sure. That said, I'm not completely sold on the idea that they can't start marauding trade lanes with aircraft carriers and gunboats in the near future.
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You said that they cannot support a client state in the middle east. They have a base in Djibouti...not too far away.
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maybe they could, i don't see the current chinese state as being able to get the political or military resources up for that. Even weaker than russia
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