11-18-2011, 06:59 PM
This is one of the most informative discussions I've seen on China ever, really. Combined with what I have learned from certain reliable sources, I do believe there is a plan to gain more territory, but not necessarily through overt military action, especially if one commands a strong presence in the global governing body:
http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/2011111...ert-kaplan
If you like to follow geopolitics from a no-BS perspective, and don't have a subscription to STRATFOR, you're basically left with what's available in the attention-defecit generation press, without any real historical, political, tribal, economic, or religious background from which to understand the issues of the day. I can't recommend them enough.
http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/2011111...ert-kaplan
If you like to follow geopolitics from a no-BS perspective, and don't have a subscription to STRATFOR, you're basically left with what's available in the attention-defecit generation press, without any real historical, political, tribal, economic, or religious background from which to understand the issues of the day. I can't recommend them enough.