Comments on: China Enters the ‘Great Game’ http://the-diplomat.com/2010/02/08/china-enters-asias-great-game/ Know The Diplomat, Know Asia Thu, 24 May 2012 01:55:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0-alpha By: ari http://the-diplomat.com/2010/02/08/china-enters-asias-great-game/comment-page-1/#comment-28434 ari Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:10:15 +0000 http://the-diplomat.com/2010/02/08/china-enters-asias-great-game#comment-28434 "But the opening of the Turkmenistan-China pipeline has changed the game, and has established China as a true player in the region, to the likely detriment of both Russian and US energy interests" This is a baffling statement because in the foregoing statement. Kucera says "..while Russia wanted a more military-oriented alliance–the group still holds regular joint military exercises, though they’ve grown smaller in recent years–China was more interested in making it a tool for economic integration". This is most contradictory as is most parts of the article which is trying to create a bogey out of nothing and trying to sow seeds of discord. China is nothing but a customer. The pipeline is nothing but pure trade and economics. Paranoia is maybe Washington's second name, vide Joshua Kocera. “But the opening of the Turkmenistan-China pipeline has changed the game, and has established China as a true player in the region, to the likely detriment of both Russian and US energy interests”

This is a baffling statement because in the foregoing statement. Kucera says “..while Russia wanted a more military-oriented alliance–the group still holds regular joint military exercises, though they’ve grown smaller in recent years–China was more interested in making it a tool for economic integration”.

This is most contradictory as is most parts of the article which is trying to create a bogey out of nothing and trying to sow seeds of discord.

China is nothing but a customer. The pipeline is nothing but pure trade and economics. Paranoia is maybe Washington’s second name, vide Joshua Kocera.

]]> By: Ebag Xor http://the-diplomat.com/2010/02/08/china-enters-asias-great-game/comment-page-1/#comment-7958 Ebag Xor Mon, 03 Jan 2011 19:24:42 +0000 http://the-diplomat.com/2010/02/08/china-enters-asias-great-game#comment-7958 With no threat of occupation and subsequent forced export of their resources, these oil-rich nations are clearly in the driver seat. They cannot be threatened with invasion, or blatant domestic tinkering, and thus cannot be strong-armed by great powers that cannot live without their resources. Obviously these autocrats need to sell their oil to maintain their wealth and power, but with multiple markets available, they can for the first time get real market value. And they said autocratic government couldn't survive globalization... With no threat of occupation and subsequent forced export of their resources, these oil-rich nations are clearly in the driver seat. They cannot be threatened with invasion, or blatant domestic tinkering, and thus cannot be strong-armed by great powers that cannot live without their resources. Obviously these autocrats need to sell their oil to maintain their wealth and power, but with multiple markets available, they can for the first time get real market value. And they said autocratic government couldn’t survive globalization…

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