Kiss_of_the_Dragon
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Actually, your country is doing exactly that! Be it alongside our borders, in the South Chinese Sea with several neighboring countries, or even with Japanes and Russian Islands. So if you think that's stupid, I can only agree with you, because China could have done way better to reduce US power in Asia and that without military.
In Africa for example you have gained way more, by using your financial and economical strenght, to get countries to your side and not by threatening them. But sadly you didn't followed similar peaceful and wise policies with many of your neighbors and that is the real problem, that the US now only use to their benefit, be it politically, or wrt defence strategies.
The rest is plain logic:
- China is dependend on supplies from the IOR, but there are only very few ways to get them to the east, which are geographically under control of Australia and India
- China can't afford to fight Australian and Indian navy in the IOR, since at least 60% of USN is meant to operate in east Asia and the Pacific, which pose the bigger threat
- Creating the possibility of an US – Indo alliance (by the US, not India), makes China to split the land and air forces to their western borders too
- The more China threats it's neighbors, the easier for the US to find allies in the East (Philipines, Vietnam...)
So by some simple policy changes (more importance to India instead of Pakistan like in the past, improving Indian military to pose a threat to China, search for new allies in Asia instead of the older once in Europe, shifting their own forces), they gained a lot of advantages to counter China gaining more power in Asia. No matter if we like it or not, the US know how to play the game!
Sorry dude, I dont buy that: Japan sneakly bought the constest Island, Vietname and Philipine are making the claim on SCS and India is build infrastructure in contest demarcation lines ..and expect us to sit idlely?? If all fall into U.S plot than so be it. You won't have much to gain to deal with China military if we decide to have military built up and spreading our force at Indian border.
If India tactict is fish in trouble water and expect China to offer some territorical concessions due to current situation on eastern front and with American's Asia pivot..than that will only be a bollywood dream. We don't care if at the end U.S is the ultimate winer but India will be certainly a loser as us if not worst...and the fate of ultimate loser shall be decided on the battlefield.