Sashan
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Difference is China never wanted to be part of any bloc permanently but it's own, the SCO. The US was a stepping stone as well as the Soviets, it's not the equivalent of inviting them to occupy the country with bases, which is defacto colonialism. Can Southeast Asia even stand on it's own without sucking on someone's tit, does it even want to?
It is because the history worked out that way for you - It was not a deliberate intention on your part.
And for the second bolded part does Vietnam ring a bell?