This would put China in control of the Eurasian land mass, which is the geographical pivot of history in MacKinder's heartland theory. This would also link nuclear armed China and Russia in an economic alliance that would dominate Europe and be impervious to US intervention once ramped up. It's Zbigniew Brzezinski's worst nightmare, so look for the US to attempt to disrupt the plan.
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The New Silk Road: China's Marshall Plan?Shannon Tiezzi
I'm afraid to ask, but why, how, would this be a problem?
ReplyDeleteGood, the West corrupt oligarchs need some shacking so they stop looting and ruining the 99%.
ReplyDeleteSummary
ReplyDeleteThe Heartland Theory and the Present-Day Geopolitical Structure of Central Eurasia
The US Grand Strategy and the Eurasian Heartland in the Twenty-First Century
ReplyDeleteEmre İşeria
School of Politics, International Relations and the Environment (SPIRE), Keele University, UK
See especially the section, "Geo-Strategic Dimensions Of The Eurasian Heartland," p. 33-39