topjumper
FULL MEMBER
- Joined
- Feb 18, 2010
- Messages
- 383
- Reaction score
- 0
That's a very good analysis oceanx!
I really don't know Indian politics that much and didn't realize their upper class' mentality/view of Asia.
Regarding the SCO I totally agree that it is non-significant at present, but I think the basic idea of creating a ring of neighboring countries with deeper cultural, political and to a lesser extend military cooperation to counter the US "containment" policy is be to applauded. Right now there are still some elements of distrust between the SCO members, i.e. between Russia and China, but the relation between the two has been steadily improving since 1991 through China's "soft power" and non-interference policy and closer economic ties. Russia has been suggesting moving SCO to take on a stronger military role and since 2005 there have been regular joint-military exercises, while creating a NATO counter-power is (far far) far-stretched and it's probably not in every member's interest, but if they can at least write the non-invasion policy into the SCO's present constitution to ensure they are free of harm from each other, even if its members are not required come to each other's aid when faced with a foreign war, it will still greatly enhance the regional stability and developments. Basically it comes down to one thing -- China has the most neighboring countries in the whole world (14) and establishing a trustful relation with its neighbors is critical if it wants to maintain a stable development environment. So while having a strong national defense is a big focus and critical in maintaining the status quo across the Taiwan strait, China also needs to use its soft-power and peacefully expand its sphere of influence, it is this strategy that has helped China in achieving its political status in the world today.
I really don't know Indian politics that much and didn't realize their upper class' mentality/view of Asia.
Regarding the SCO I totally agree that it is non-significant at present, but I think the basic idea of creating a ring of neighboring countries with deeper cultural, political and to a lesser extend military cooperation to counter the US "containment" policy is be to applauded. Right now there are still some elements of distrust between the SCO members, i.e. between Russia and China, but the relation between the two has been steadily improving since 1991 through China's "soft power" and non-interference policy and closer economic ties. Russia has been suggesting moving SCO to take on a stronger military role and since 2005 there have been regular joint-military exercises, while creating a NATO counter-power is (far far) far-stretched and it's probably not in every member's interest, but if they can at least write the non-invasion policy into the SCO's present constitution to ensure they are free of harm from each other, even if its members are not required come to each other's aid when faced with a foreign war, it will still greatly enhance the regional stability and developments. Basically it comes down to one thing -- China has the most neighboring countries in the whole world (14) and establishing a trustful relation with its neighbors is critical if it wants to maintain a stable development environment. So while having a strong national defense is a big focus and critical in maintaining the status quo across the Taiwan strait, China also needs to use its soft-power and peacefully expand its sphere of influence, it is this strategy that has helped China in achieving its political status in the world today.