China (PRC) kinda already is - but it’s not supporting rebels.
Its crushing rebels to secure the incumbent government’s assistance to ensure they keep their investment/get to get it all.
Mining in Myanmar. (Arming and assisting Tatmydaw in the ongoing civil war)
Ports and crops, and probably gems, in Sri Lanka (Weapons, Intel, training, and possible boots on the ground killing off Tamil Leadership).
Pakistani marble, ports, (and oil iirc). (with PMCs in Balochistan, and arms sales to Pakistan, plus the anti-India (fuck Modi) alliance).
I assume similar things in bits of Africa, but I’m sadly ignorant of much there. (I’d put money on Chinese support of Ethiopiab government during the ethnic cleansing and nigh on civil war a few years back though).
China (PRC) kinda already is - but it’s not supporting rebels.
Its crushing rebels to secure the incumbent government’s assistance to ensure they keep their investment/get to get it all.
I assume similar things in bits of Africa, but I’m sadly ignorant of much there. (I’d put money on Chinese support of Ethiopiab government during the ethnic cleansing and nigh on civil war a few years back though).