@cyu@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 9 months agoTaliban says plans to formally join China's Belt and Road Initiativewww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1153cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1153external-linkTaliban says plans to formally join China's Belt and Road Initiativewww.reuters.com@cyu@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 9 months agomessage-square19fedilinkcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.ml
minus-squareVegaLyraelinkfedilink20•9 months agoOnly superpower left who hasn’t tried to invade them at some point in time.
minus-square@TransplantedSconie@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish18•9 months agoThey will when the Taliban defaults on their debt to them. Then they discover why you don’t invade Afghanistan. You get bogged down in tribal wars and spend 20 years worth of time and treasure.
minus-square@Draedron@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglish1•9 months agoChina knows they will default. This is about control.
minus-squareQuokkalinkfedilinkEnglish7•9 months agoChina has invaded Afghanistan multiple times since the Han Dynasty in the BCs.
Only superpower left who hasn’t tried to invade them at some point in time.
They will when the Taliban defaults on their debt to them. Then they discover why you don’t invade Afghanistan.
You get bogged down in tribal wars and spend 20 years worth of time and treasure.
Everyone does it eventually
You could say it’s a trail by fire of a superpower.
China knows they will default. This is about control.
China has invaded Afghanistan multiple times since the Han Dynasty in the BCs.
Just softening them up for 2027
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