Afghanistan had two things the Chinese Communist Party wanted badly: the invaluable Bagram Air Force Base and rare earth minerals to support its EV market dominance. Joe Biden gave the CCP both.
The withdrawal of the United States from Afghanistan is going to be a benefit to investors & business operators & a cost to citizens of western countries. The void of The Unites States Militarily will give other countries-mainly China with it's FX reserves and debt capacity-a crack at a $1.7 trillion dollars bounty of metals & minerals, many which are needed to fill the deficit. And given China's dormancies in process & manufacturing of metals & minerals value added products. Setting up a Nordstrom pipeline situation. However this will not be as easy as predicated. Afghanistan-being bless with all renewables metal & minerals-topography will make better difficult for a country China, let alone The West to profitable operate in the region. Akin to why the military conquest of Afghanistan is so difficult, but "if" a China can do it, Afghanistan will operate like a satellite state being right next door to feeding it's manufacturing base cementing is choke on critical metals & minerals and America would have given it to them, a gift.
The Joetatohead held up to his end of the "bargain"!! I wonder what the final *10 % is??
The withdrawal of the United States from Afghanistan is going to be a benefit to investors & business operators & a cost to citizens of western countries. The void of The Unites States Militarily will give other countries-mainly China with it's FX reserves and debt capacity-a crack at a $1.7 trillion dollars bounty of metals & minerals, many which are needed to fill the deficit. And given China's dormancies in process & manufacturing of metals & minerals value added products. Setting up a Nordstrom pipeline situation. However this will not be as easy as predicated. Afghanistan-being bless with all renewables metal & minerals-topography will make better difficult for a country China, let alone The West to profitable operate in the region. Akin to why the military conquest of Afghanistan is so difficult, but "if" a China can do it, Afghanistan will operate like a satellite state being right next door to feeding it's manufacturing base cementing is choke on critical metals & minerals and America would have given it to them, a gift.
Sad, indeed!
Fascinating concise geopolitical read. We are living the story of the " Manchurian Candidate".
Yes, we are!