The
Chinese government is employing a unique strategy to reduce the
threat of terrorism in its historically unstable Tibet and Xinjiang
autonomous regions. By providing new jobs and better housing, the
government has managed to quell the threat of separatism.
by
Caleb T. Maupin
Part
5 - Jobs, not Drones
In the wake
of the 9/11 terror attack, the U.S invaded Iraq, a country that had
nothing to with the attacks. The country’s “shock and awe”
bombing campaign destroyed much of the country’s infrastructure,
including power plants and roads. Even years after the invasion, many
Iraqis still do not have electricity or must depend on electricity
that is imported from Iran.
Despite
being waged on the basis of combating terrorism, the invasion has
turned Iraq into a hotbed of extremism. Sections of Iraq are
currently under the thumb of Daesh terrorists. Al-Qaeda also has a
presence in the country. The toppling of the Baath Arab Socialist
Party seems to have strengthened terrorism in Iraq and other parts of
the world instead of reducing it.
Iraq is not
alone in this regard. The U.S. is currently engaged in military
operations in Iraq, Yemen, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and
Afghanistan. These operations typically consist of drone strikes and
bombing campaigns directed against alleged terrorists.
But after
years of drone strikes, regime changes and other anti-terror efforts
from the Pentagon, none of these countries appear to be more stable.
In fact, many have them have seen unrest and civil strife increase in
the wake of U.S. efforts to eliminate terrorism. The presence and
strength of terrorist groups seems to have expanded since the dawn of
the U.S. war on terror.
China, on
the other hand, seems to have had the opposite experience. Its two
most unstable and terror-ridden regions are now more stable than ever
before, and all without the expense and destruction that drone
strikes and bombing raids inflict.
Observers
may deduce that perhaps raising standards of living is a better
weapon in the war on terror than military might. Fighting terrorism
seems to have more to do with building up historically impoverished
communities instead of tearing them down.
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It seems
that Taiwan and South China Sea are being used only as a pretext
by the US to provoke China continuously. The US ultimate
geopolitical interest resides in the Chinese mainland, close to
the Russian borders.
According
to a scenario, the US starts a war that ends quickly, changes the
regime in China, puts its puppet, and probably, break China (as
they want to do with Russia), using disputed provinces as a
pretext (e.g. Tibet, Xinjiang - No surprise that, recently, China
responded instantly to Trump, saying that the 'one-China' policy
is not negotiable).
The
US-friendly regimes will repay the US dollars that they will
receive for their 'color revolutions' by allowing US military
bases in their territories. With China dissolved and on its knees,
Russia will be fully encircled and left with no major allies. It
will be the next target.
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