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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (50958)	9/8/2006 12:03:58 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 90947

None of them are very likely to get in a major war, but India wants to be more powerful than Pakistan and at least able to deter China. China wants to be the most powerful country in the region and wants to be able to threaten Taiwan. Japan would rely on the US to an extent even in a purely defensive war, but does want to be able to defend itself to a decent extent.

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (50958)	9/8/2006 1:07:54 PM
From: Oeconomicus	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

"Hmmm. WHo are ndia[sic], China, and, and Japan planning on going to war with?" Pakistan/China, Pakistan/India/Russia/Japan/Taiwan, N.Korea/China.

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (50958)	9/8/2006 5:59:22 PM
From: Solon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

We need Japan and India to both have much power. Israel, Britain, Australia, N. Zealand--and yes France, too. I'm afraid that we will someday need to share superpower status with China. Then they will have the same concerns as the U.S. re: fanatics, extremists, and sickos. I think China will become fully Capitalist when the time is right. But it will need to come from within. In the meantime, a mutual respect is our best policy. The Chinese people are ancient and will overcome Communism in time. They are entirely distinct from the misfits who somehow survived the evolutionary filters.