China will have met its match on individual corruption with Afghanistan. It would be a great partnership. Mutual destruction assured. I lived in Afghanistan and the Northern Tribal Territories [Northern Pakistan tribal area] among the tribes for 7 years during the "Russia era". I gained a rather pure understanding of the people and culture held by few others. Good luck, China. It will be an experience you will not forget quickly.
"If an Afghani tells you the sun rises in the East, stand quietly with your back against the wall while facing West with your sword drawn and wait for his attack." ... English Army Officer .... English occupation .... On Sat, Aug 21, 2021 at 1:52 PM Meade Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Anyone want to place a bet on which country will try to conquer Afghanistan > next? Lots of mineral wealth in addition to the opium trade, might be > tempting to China. > ------------- > Max > Charleston SC > > > On Sat, Aug 21, 2021 at 3:21 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Huh. 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