I figured I’d ask here since you comrades know history and are on talking terms with reality, unlike a lot of stuff that is available to read online. I am really looking for a short answer, although I know there were many factors playing out over a long long time. Just the bullet points, if you please.

Edit: Thank you for these awesome answers, a lot of exactly what I was looking for and a lot of new directions to explore. Y’all really are the dope-ass bear B-)

  • Biggay [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
    3·
    30 days ago

    China otherwise has a consistent policy of minimal to zero intervention in foreign affairs, for better or for worse

    This isnt totally true, they did however mostly keep to their neighbors, Korea, Afghanistan, Vietnam/Cambodia.

    • axont [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
      3·
      29 days ago

      Yeah but all of those examples are from over 40 years ago. Current modern China has a neutral, commerce oriented policy towards other nations, and that’s for better or for worse. For instance they’ve sold guns to both sides of the Kashmir conflict. And up until like 2 years ago they sold a ton of weapons and infrastructure to Israel.

      China is also notoriously forgiving in regards to debts and loans though, especially when it comes to impoverished African nations.