Originally Posted by
MPN11
However, unlike most Western democracies, China does do “Long Term”. Most of the West thinks little further than the next Election, an issue not facing China!
No argument with that but your post was in response to
Nutloose: Looks like they are also going to be cash strapped for a while.
To which you replied:
Doubt it. They're sitting on $1trillion of minerals including lithium (used for making batteries), which China will be interested in.
That implies a short term response from the Chinese. Now you are opting for the long game argument. With respect, you can't have it both ways. That is why I asked if you had read the article through as it suggests a long term rather than short term development of Afghan mineral resources. There just is not the infrastructure for anything else and the Chinese are unlikely to advance funds having been stiffed once already.