Why would China want to attack Canada? Mao Zedong had written an essay about Dr. Norman Bethune, which is still taught in Chinese middle schools today. Bethune is presented as a model of self-sacrifice for the Chinese to emulate, as well as a symbol of friendship between Canada and China. When a Chinese-speaking Canadian mentions that he's Canadian, praise of Bethune is the first thing he'll hear from the lips of any Chinese with so much as a moderate level of education.
Now tell me, how could a Chinese with such respect for Bethune rationalize a senseless attack against Canada? He would certainly need to be provoked first.
Then look at China's rationalizations of past military actions. Whether Tibet ought ot be a part of China or not is a matter for a separate thread. But one thing is for sure: the Chinese do feel a need to rationalize their presence in Tibet. They place much emphasis on historical documents indicating Tibet's long-time association with China. If they feel a need to rationalize their occupation of a country, how would they do that with Canada, which has never been under Chinese rule at any time in recorded history, which even the Chinese would acknowledge.
We could also look at China's military involvement in Korea, Vietnam, and India. In none of these cases did it ever maintain a military presence. It entered, attacked, and retreated. Such a move cannot benefit China in any material way. The only benefit of such a military strategy is symbolic, as a means of warning a neighbouring country against trying any tricks against China. And in all of those cases, the Chinese had not attacked pre-emptively, but rather re-actively.
Then we have the Chinese classics. Traditional Chinese are strongly influenced by such Chinese quotes as:
四海之內皆兄弟
天下的一家
Essentially, a pre-emptive Chinese atack on Canada would raise too many cultural taboos for comfort. It woud challenge China's historical, cultural, and military identity.
可以不要忘记,为什么他们攻击西藏,越南等
"Lets not forget, why did they attack Tibet, Vietnam, India etc."
Canada is a rich country with a small population, if the world stood by and watched, you would be speaking Chinese in a week. China is a modern country today and has very little so called 'taboos".
"Lets not forget, why did they attack Tibet, Vietnam, India etc."
Canada is a rich country with a small population, if the world stood by and watched, you would be speaking Chinese in a week. China is a modern country today and has very little so called 'taboos".