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Originally Posted by Trapper John
IMO you are severely underestimating the Chinese!
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Lotta disinformation out there from all sides - typical when there's "capital" to be made of something like this.
I remember when China tangled with Vietnam - in a similar vein, at least their former hammer and sickle brethren spent nearly a decade in A'stan before they were driven out.
Regional land power vs the ability and wherewithal to project trans-regionally are two very different animals - and there are BIG troubles in BIG China w/o adding the external issues they would face with such a move.
Free Tibet! 
Richard 
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