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Realistically speaking, what is China's #1 national security problem?
Don't say the United States, because thermonuclear weapons will never be used. If it is, none of us will be here to argue about it.
Thus, the real-world top concern for China is food security. The amount of food China produces is just sufficient to maintain its population.
What if there is a bad harvest? China has food silos that can provide food for its population for a few years.
How about a prolonged period of bad harvests over many years? There is a way to solve this problem.
Historically, Mongolia has been part of China until 1945. Recently, Russia reclaimed the Crimea (by claiming it is historically Russian territory). Israel is busy annexing the West Bank a little chunk at a time (by claiming it is historically Jewish territory). Similarly, China should just proclaim it is reclaiming part of its historical territory in Outer Mongolia.
Look at the topography of Outer Mongolia. It is 75% grassland. Mongolia (604,600 sq. mi) is almost the size of four Californias (163,696 sq. mi). That means China can easily reclaim three Californias of arable grassland.
Furthermore, look at the latitude of Outer Mongolia. It is located at the same latitude as North and South Dakota, which are prime wheat-producing regions.
Outer Mongolia is at the right altitude and latitude. It also has plenty of water from its numerous rivers.
Most of Outer Mongolia is grassland.
As China-US relations head south, keep your eye on Outer Mongolia. Chinese President Xi Jinping may decide to rejoin Mongolia back to China for national security reasons. Instead of importing food from the United States, China can produce its own food in Outer Mongolia.
Don't say the United States, because thermonuclear weapons will never be used. If it is, none of us will be here to argue about it.
Thus, the real-world top concern for China is food security. The amount of food China produces is just sufficient to maintain its population.
What if there is a bad harvest? China has food silos that can provide food for its population for a few years.
How about a prolonged period of bad harvests over many years? There is a way to solve this problem.
Historically, Mongolia has been part of China until 1945. Recently, Russia reclaimed the Crimea (by claiming it is historically Russian territory). Israel is busy annexing the West Bank a little chunk at a time (by claiming it is historically Jewish territory). Similarly, China should just proclaim it is reclaiming part of its historical territory in Outer Mongolia.
Look at the topography of Outer Mongolia. It is 75% grassland. Mongolia (604,600 sq. mi) is almost the size of four Californias (163,696 sq. mi). That means China can easily reclaim three Californias of arable grassland.
Furthermore, look at the latitude of Outer Mongolia. It is located at the same latitude as North and South Dakota, which are prime wheat-producing regions.
Outer Mongolia is at the right altitude and latitude. It also has plenty of water from its numerous rivers.
Most of Outer Mongolia is grassland.
As China-US relations head south, keep your eye on Outer Mongolia. Chinese President Xi Jinping may decide to rejoin Mongolia back to China for national security reasons. Instead of importing food from the United States, China can produce its own food in Outer Mongolia.
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