A widely cited theory associates active faults and earthquakes in China and southeast Asia to the India-Eurasia collision. This theory suggests ________
A) India is moving west relative to Eurasia, pulling central Asia away from East Asia
B) subduction beneath East Asia is pushing East Asia toward the Himalaya, forming young mountains between the Himalaya and Pacific subduction zones
C) East Asia is moving toward the Himalaya, causing faulting and earthquakes
D) India is plowing into the "soft underbelly" of Asia, pushing East Asia eastward
D
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