Re: Free CalTex...)

This scenario (in a highly varied form has been suggested in reality
(minus the capitalist aspects of course...) at least once.

On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 16:59:25 +0100 "Matt Tope" <mptope@omnihybrid.com>
writes:
>Jim Morrison wrote:
>
>>I've also got to work out how the USA could go
>>from conflict with north korea to colonial power in china.
>
>Here is one possible scenario (possible as in highly implausibe),
>
>1). In the next decade US multinational corporations vastly increase 
>their
>investments in the manufactoring sectors of SouthEast China/Hong Kong,
>taking advantage of cheap labour and the modern 
>capitalistic/industrial
>infrastructure that has been established in the region.
>
>2). Meanwhile China's ambitions towards Taiwan final reach fruition, 
>c.2012
>and the PRC launches an invasion. To keep the US from interfering the 
>PRC
>persuades North Korea to invade South Korea. With Taiwans less than
>democratic political scene, tied in with the US investments in China, 
>the US
>is reluctant to intervene in Taiwan with the limited forces it has 
>available
>and decides to come to the ROK's aid first.
>
>3). Taiwan, quickly in danger of being overwhelmed makes a last 
>ditched
>attempt at survival and attacks China with its few remaining theatre
>ballistic nuclear missiles (Chinese special forces having secured most 
>of
>Taiwans nuclear weapons early on in the invasion), destroying Bejing 
>and
>eliminating the Politburo. The PLA responds by nuking Taipen and 
>finishing
>its conquest of the island.
>
>4). With the party leadership in chaos, and the effects of the nuclear
>attack crippling the economy, China descends into civil war as local
>military commanders attempt to seize control over thier respective 
>military
>districts and squabble amongst each other. With its support from the 
>PRC
>lost, and badly outclassed anyway, ROK and US forces quickly subdue 
>the
>DPRK.
>
>5). The US multinationals, concerned for their investments in South 
>East
>China pressurise the US governemt to act, which under a UN sponsered 
>peace
>keeping banner, moves troops into South East China from North Korea 
>and
>effectively seizes the region, pacifing it.
>
>6). Meanwhile civil war continues to wage throughout China, with the 
>US
>staging strikes into the war zone to keep the fighting away from the 
>regions
>it controls.
>
>
>Implausibe granted, but then isn't most of what we do?
>
>Regards,
>
>Matt Tope
>
>

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