In contrast, China also helped the North Koreans to fight off the South Koreans helped by the USA. But China did not use that as an excuse to exert control over North Korea or station troops in North Korea. Similarly, China and Russia gave massive help to the North Vietnamese fighting the South Vietnamese with help from the USA and the South Koreans. Again, China did not seek to control the North Vietnamese despite all the help. This is what help means by not having to sell out the whole country. The USA would want total control of Vietnam had the war turned out differently.
Now, many countries in South Asia are wising up, preferring to ally with China rather than India. India has the mentality of the USA, expecting to exert control over any help extended to neighbors. That is why Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Nepal are more comfortable with China than India.
And the West is still trying to sell the snake oil that China is trying to expand its control over neighbors when the reverse is true.
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