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[Blowback S5] China not looking so hot in this season. (hexbear.net)

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I'm finishing the last episode of S5 now, and I'll be fully caught up on this series. Between Afghanistan and Cambodia, China's willingness to play ball with the US and its agenda is frustrating to learn.

It leaves me wanting to learn more about the Sino/Soviet split. The way this division manifested really aligned China with some dark forces, it would seem.

I also imagine the process of "normalization" with the US plays a huge role in the way this history unfolds as well.

It makes me wonder what they knew about The Khmer Rouge's operations. I was left with the impression, based on how the history was laid out, that China was aware of just how aggressive and bloody the Khmer Rouge's policies were.

Something about that stretch of time between 79 and 89 seems to have resulted in a bunch of weird geopolitical stuff.

Need to finish this episode, I guess.

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[–] Wheaties@hexbear.net 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Keeping to yourself has more benefits than that. Active support always comes with the risk. A far off power throwing its weight into a set of conditions it doesn't have an on-the-ground, real time understanding off. There's always unintended consequences. The US has spent the last half-century demonstrating how that sours your global perception. China keeps to itself. China doesn't presume to know local conditions better than locals do. And hey, if local communists do manage to take power, China is there, ready and willing to do business with them.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

This is the correct take.

The PRC was the 2nd successful anti-colonial revolution. They went through decades of struggle to free themselves, and think that every country can't skip this step, or rely on others to do it for them. Non-interventionism and maintaining trade relations with any and every country has served them well since their founding and it continues to do so.