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Ask HN: What would happen if China, Russia, Africa and Asia formed an alliance?
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#2EU and NA would probably starve to death or kill themselves in the process.
Re: Ask HN: What would happen if China, Russia, Africa and Asia formed an alliance?
#3What a great idea, someone call Xi Jinping, Putin, the President of Africa and the King of Asia to make this happen.
Re: Ask HN: What would happen if China, Russia, Africa and Asia formed an alliance?
#4People like Russia in inverse proximity to how close it is. Also remember Vladivostok used to be part of China and China lost it during the “century of humiliation” so they probably feel the way about it they feel about Taiwan.
Similarly other countries in Asia have been under China’s thumb to some extent or another for 1000+ years. They aren’t really fans.
Counties in Africa might not love American hegemony but wouldn’t love Russian or Chinese hegemony because it is the same story with a different cast.
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#5Russia and China both form part of the continent of Asia. And countries hostile to one or both of those — Japan, Korea, India, Taiwan — all lie in Asia as well. So that part of the question doesn’t make sense.
The continent of Africa contains 54 countries.
Alliances and treaties get formed between nations, not geographic land masses.
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#6Russia and China both form part of the continent of Asia. And countries hostile to one or both of those — Japan, Korea, India, Taiwan — all lie in Asia as well. So that part of the question doesn’t make sense. The continent of Africa contains 54 countries. Alliances and treaties get formed between nations , not geographic land masses.
Taiwan isn't hostile to China nor Russia; it's the other way around.
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#7The McDonald's corporation doesn't even have a majority stake in McDonald's China and hence it's called "Golden Arches" there.
i.e. nothing will happen. Business as usual.
Re: Ask HN: What would happen if China, Russia, Africa and Asia formed an alliance?
#8Russia and China both form part of the continent of Asia. And countries hostile to one or both of those — Japan, Korea, India, Taiwan — all lie in Asia as well. So that part of the question doesn’t make sense. The continent of Africa contains 54 countries. Alliances and treaties get formed between nations , not geographic land masses.
Taiwan isn't hostile to China nor Russia; it's the other way around.
> it's the other way around
Not precisely. Taiwan's origins were formed from the opposition of the current ruling party in China. Less of the current generation would care, but there are definitely those that are hostile.
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#9What does Russia really have to add to any alliance?
They have fossil fuels which are rapidly falling out of favor. Their economy is as dysfunctional as their military. The Russian mafia is just a plague on humanity. They have decent vodka but so do others.
China and Trump only like them for their anti-American activities and adventures.
Re: Ask HN: What would happen if China, Russia, Africa and Asia formed an alliance?
#10Russia and China both form part of the continent of Asia. And countries hostile to one or both of those — Japan, Korea, India, Taiwan — all lie in Asia as well. So that part of the question doesn’t make sense. The continent of Africa contains 54 countries. Alliances and treaties get formed between nations , not geographic land masses.
Taiwan isn't hostile to China nor Russia; it's the other way around.
Hostile in the sense of unlikely to form an alliance that would mean severing alliances to the US and it's allies.