These "occupations" are of the modern, "kinder and gentler" form - as opposed to outright colonialization. Under International Law the "occupation" must be for humanitarian reasons and with some consent from the government of the territory, even if the majority of the population disagrees. All the major players seem to abide by these rules, or loopholes if you preferer.
I don't think it's the Taliban that is the concern here. Afghanistan is a backdoor to China, and the U.S. is watching it. This is the name of the game and has been for millennia. China currently has border disputes with at least 15 nations including India, Vietnam, Japan, Taiwan, Russia and the Philippines to name a few. The U.S. in Afghanistan is simply a regional show of force veiled by a humanitarian narrative.
Is it far fetched to say that if China became the global power it could garner enough international approval to "occupy" Mexico to help aid in the migrant crisis under current law? Reforming international law may be a good discussion, but of course the most powerful nation(s) will always control it - and at least for now we can openly debate it without retribution.
Pro-US commentators never imagine what it would be like if the situation were reversed. Chinese military bases in Mexico... or in California, or here in Yorkshire. There's a thought.
These "occupations" are of the modern, "kinder and gentler" form - as opposed to outright colonialization. Under International Law the "occupation" must be for humanitarian reasons and with some consent from the government of the territory, even if the majority of the population disagrees. All the major players seem to abide by these rules, or loopholes if you preferer.
I don't think it's the Taliban that is the concern here. Afghanistan is a backdoor to China, and the U.S. is watching it. This is the name of the game and has been for millennia. China currently has border disputes with at least 15 nations including India, Vietnam, Japan, Taiwan, Russia and the Philippines to name a few. The U.S. in Afghanistan is simply a regional show of force veiled by a humanitarian narrative.
Is it far fetched to say that if China became the global power it could garner enough international approval to "occupy" Mexico to help aid in the migrant crisis under current law? Reforming international law may be a good discussion, but of course the most powerful nation(s) will always control it - and at least for now we can openly debate it without retribution.
Pro-US commentators never imagine what it would be like if the situation were reversed. Chinese military bases in Mexico... or in California, or here in Yorkshire. There's a thought.