The stakes got higher for China this week as ISIS exploded in China’s two core strategic zones--the South China Sea and Central Asia--with an insurrection in the Philippines and the murder of two Chinese nationals in Pakistan. Funny coincidence? Maybe. Maybe not. Maybe ISIS is using a niche strategy to pursue its resurrection in Asia through operations designed not to directly antagonize—or perhaps even please--the United States. For whatever reason, ISIS has become a key headache for the PRC overnight, just as China’s geopolitical rise in Asia bumps up against the United States and India.
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Show Notes
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