While the country pops its chops about this candidate’s taxes or that ones health a major development is occurring in the Middle East…….maybe you should stop looking for Pokemon and paying attention…..
Back at the first of this year there were rumblings that China might be considering a bit of their own adventurism in the Middle East….in Syria most namely…..I posted a warning back then……
Source: Can China Get A Buy In? – In Saner Thought
Most people thought that I was being unnecessarily paranoid about the possibility……well sports fans….”I Told You So”!
Country has joined Russia and Iran in supporting the Syrian government in war
China signalled it was prepared to join them by dispatching high-profile rear admiral Guan Youfei, head of Beijing’s office for international military co-operation, to Damascus to hold discussions with the Syrian defence minister Fahd Jassem al-Freij.
China offered to train Syrian military personnel and provide humanitarian aid. While Chinese advisers are routinely deployed to teach Syrian soldiers how to use Chinese weapons, the proposal to have advisers on a regular basis amounts to direct engagement in the conflict on the government’s side.
Source: China enters fray in Syria on Bashar al-Assad’s side
Now we have another bloc to contend with…..Syria, Russia, Iran and now China.
Does this appear to the powers lining up and choosing sides like the start of so many other great wars?
Director of the Office for International Military Cooperation of China’s Central Military Commission, Guan Youfei arrived in Damascus for talks with Syrian Defense Minister Fahad Jassim al-Freij and other officials of the Damascus government. Guan announced that Beijing and Damascus had come to an agreement that the Chinese military will provide humanitarian aid to Syria and discussed a possibility of involvement of Chinese military servicemen in training of the Syrian army personnel and other operations to ensure security in the Arab country.
Xinhua has not provided details about the agreed Chinese humanitarian aid mission in Syria. Furthermore, there are constant rumors that Chinese military advisers already operate in Syria, observing Damascus’ anti-terrorism efforts. However, there is no clear evidence that China has been involved into the conflict.
How long before something goes horribly wrong? Not always a good sign when the world’s military powers start picking sides in a fight…..am I wrong?
Keep in mind that China is building a military base in Djibouti which is on the Persian Gulf….just a hop skip and flight from the Middle East….
Maybe now would be a good time to step back and take a hard analytical look at Syria and the situation….
Or go back to looking for Pokemon……that is probably more important to you anyway.
Thoughts?
I don’t think that any country but China has the resources to fight a war on that level in man power. Thereby this one will be fought very differently!
They do have a huge standing army….but have they learned from their 1950’s experience?