(November 8, 2015 at 8:17 pm)Minimalist Wrote:Quote:Can you think of any?
The Sino-Indian war in the 60's and the Sino-Vietnam War in the 70's. In both cases China attacked and met with only limited success.
Yeah, and in both cases they pertained to actual disputes China had and not wanting to go in and "reform" a country. And both of the "wars" only lasted around 2 months. China didn't overthrow any foreign governments. Japan invaded Manchuria and started WWII for Christ's sake - China has shown itself to be a peace-loving nation by not aggressing such wars. China even has a strong policy against war: 不战、不乱、无核. It translates as "no war, no instability, no nukes"; and represents the China's well-established policy for the Korean peninsula.
Is China perfect? Of course not; they have horrendous human-rights abuses and continue to be a dictatorship (although one that welcomes the prosperity that capitalism brings). But they're not an aggressive war-hungry country like the USA. If a war starts in the Spratly Islands it'll be because the USA instigated it, not because China did.
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The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
