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Subject: H-ASIA: Beijing Embassy Bombing
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From: van nguyen-marshall <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: H-ASIA: Beijing Embassy Bombing
This message is in reply to Shekhar Krishnan's comments about the bombing
of the Chinese embassy.
I do not think your hypothesis is crackpot at all. While it is sad to
think that such a Machiavellian maneuver would occur, the reality is that
such things have occurred all too frequently. Therefore, why should anyone
be surprised if this is the case?
While implausible things can happen, a series of implausible factors
usually indicates something else is afoot. In addition to the motives you
put forward, I would add one more: Since the cold war ended the US, if not
posturing for war with China, has positioned China as the main potential
threat to its global security for the turn of the century. Analysts in the
Pentagon, CIA, and White House can assess China's strengths and weaknesses
in terms of materiel, number of soldiers, and can spy on its war exercises,
but on a psychological level the US does not know how China would react to
a variety of situations. Unfortunately this is one way of finding out how
far China can be pushed.
Sincerely,
Van Nguyen-Marshall
The University of British Columbia
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