Geography is destiny. The notion that geography is immutable and sets constraints on national strategies is central to modern geopolitical thinking. China is testing that proposition.
The Great Himalayas that separate China from the Indian subcontinent have long been a difficult barrier to cross. But China's economic corridors now under development are trying to breach it.
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