05-09-2006, 01:51 PM
There is some evidence posted by Hauma Hamiddha that the Sino-Islamic Axis goes all the way back to the arab conquest of Central Asia. From the Chinese view point, the axis is purely geopolitical, not ideological. Unfortunately it does have serious consquences for dharma:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->linkHsuan Tsung sent envoys to the Arabs, asking them to ally with the Chinas against the Tuergish. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->link2The general perception that India and China never had any historical conflicts is flawed, and in part is the fantasy of communists. While the past relationships between India and China have been better than what we see today, we should keep in mind that Chinese have played a major role in destroying Indic cultures of Central Asia and have even led direct invasions of India with the help of the Tibetans and attempted to seize mainland Indian territory. I shall outline briefly the historical conflicts between China and India starting from the destruction of the satellite Indic civilizations in the Tarim region prior to the foundation of the Uighur Khanate.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->linkHsuan Tsung sent envoys to the Arabs, asking them to ally with the Chinas against the Tuergish. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->link2The general perception that India and China never had any historical conflicts is flawed, and in part is the fantasy of communists. While the past relationships between India and China have been better than what we see today, we should keep in mind that Chinese have played a major role in destroying Indic cultures of Central Asia and have even led direct invasions of India with the help of the Tibetans and attempted to seize mainland Indian territory. I shall outline briefly the historical conflicts between China and India starting from the destruction of the satellite Indic civilizations in the Tarim region prior to the foundation of the Uighur Khanate.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->