Board Thread:Timeline Discussions/@comment-24.184.228.106-20130103051637

I don't see this federation of dictatorships taking place as early as 2003. The Chinese joining would be the only way to make this alliance a legitimate threat. That was and remains unlikely since China's rapid economic rise in the past 20 years is due largly to trade with the U.S. Any blatant action such as joining this league would end that trade relationship and destroy the Chinese economy. So it is very unlikely something like this could have happened or will happen in the near future. 