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Leadership in China and Pakistan : A Discussion

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 Aadi and I had a freewheeling discussion on the evolving leadership in China and Pakistan and how it affects India. The subject was futuristic and the Q&A session was great. To some extent we were on a fishing trip.  


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  1. AnonymousAugust 21, 2022 at 5:21 PM

    Gen Shankar, thank you for an insighful conversation and pointing to an analytical and detailed converation on the CASA Forum channel. Would appreciate your thoughts on China's "exercises" -- what the social media is deriding as "Op Fish Kill" -- and if it would quell the anger of the ultra nationalist Chinese who's videos of slapping themselves, you would have no doubt seen. As things stand -- economy, the face on the egg with multiple US and now Japanese visits to Taiwan -- is Xi's claims to a third term realistic?

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  2. AnonymousAugust 21, 2022 at 11:10 PM

    In 2019 Russia began helping China develop its early warning nuclear missle system against the US. Cooperation in such a sensitive area shows the degree of trust that has been established between them.

    https://thediplomat.com/2019/10/russia-to-help-china-develop-an-early-warning-system/

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    1. AnonymousAugust 22, 2022 at 5:56 AM

      When you suffer Xi Jinping, we will prosper through his Common Prosperity !

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  3. AnonymousAugust 23, 2022 at 8:22 AM

    Sounds like China is a -white- paper dragon :-)

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