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Posted: 2005-05-23 05:53
by Eddie Baker
Ugly Duck wrote:I still wish they had chosen something besides China. I mean, I just can't see china being in a war... Russia, or North Korea backed by Russia.
China is widely regarded as the next major military opponent of the US, including by senior PLA officers, mainly because of Taiwan, but also because China is trying to gain regional and even global hegemony. And China participated in a off-and-on border war with the USSR since the 1960s, attempted to invade Taiwan in the late 1950s, invaded Vietnam in the late 70s/early 80s and also financed, advised and trained certain mujaheddin units in the Soviet-Afghani conflict.
Russian backing of North Korea has for the most part not (maybe never) been as strong as Chinese backing.
Posted: 2005-05-23 14:25
by Beckwith
[R-DEV wrote:Eddie Baker]
Ugly Duck wrote:I still wish they had chosen something besides China. I mean, I just can't see china being in a war... Russia, or North Korea backed by Russia.
China is widely regarded as the next major military opponent of the US, including by senior PLA officers, mainly because of Taiwan, but also because China is trying to gain regional and even global hegemony. And China participated in a off-and-on border war with the USSR since the 1960s, attempted to invade Taiwan in the late 1950s, invaded Vietnam in the late 70s/early 80s and also financed, advised and trained certain mujaheddin units in the Soviet-Afghani conflict.
Russian backing of North Korea has for the most part not (maybe never) been as strong as Chinese backing.
dont forget the Korean War
Posted: 2005-05-23 14:41
by Eddie Baker
Beckwith wrote:dont forget the Korean War
I didn't think it needed to be mentioned, doesn't everybody know about it?
Posted: 2005-05-23 14:44
by Beckwith
[R-DEV wrote:Eddie Baker]
Beckwith wrote:dont forget the Korean War
I didn't think it needed to be mentioned, doesn't everybody know about it?
true although im sure some kids think since its called the Korean war all the fought was North Koreans
Posted: 2005-05-23 14:48
by Eddie Baker
Point, I forgot how young some of the members are. At my age, you forget things.
Just for clarification, folks, the Chinese directly participated in the Korean War after the North Korean forces were pushed back to the Yalu River. Russia also provided pilots for the new (at that time) MiG-15s.
Posted: 2005-05-23 17:51
by snipurs
we learn about it in globel at 11th grade(i am learning it now, but i already knew what happend "thanks history channel" woot)