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NiuBiDaRen

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Korea has always operated on the principle that they should tag along with a larger power, weather that's China, Japan or the US. But it's more nuanced than that.

You can already see South Korea is so far determined to not get involved between the grand chess game between China and the US. Rest assure they can see very clearly China is on the rise again and look to overtake the US in the future, so going by their guiding political principle they should switch their allegiance from US to China to get early bird discount. So why haven't they?

The reason is really simple: the people among the political class who will benefit from being a Chinese protectorate are not necessarily the same people who current benefits by being a US protectorate.

We saw this happen many hundreds of years ago when Zhu Yuanzhang's rebellion destroyed the Yuan Dynasty and replaced it with the Ming Dynasty. For quite a while Korea refused to acknowledge the new emperor and remained loyal to the non-existing Yuan. For average Korean it makes no sense right? What do they care who sits on the throne in China thousands of kilometres away as long as the new dynasty treat Korea the same as previous? Well if you're a Korean nobility who have accumulated political capital with the Mongol elites via intermarriage and so on it does matter. For them even if they managed to maintain cohesion among themselves and not have any of them break rank and welcome the Han Chinese there still will be people with political ambition watching and calculating from the side lines. Sure enough after a rousing round of political intrigue a new gang of social elite came into being in Korea and they promptly declared for Ming Dynasty.

Japan is facing this exact same issue (even though unlike Korea they've not always been protectorate of someone in their history). The ruling elite in Japan are directly descended from Imperial Japan. They know that China considers all of them to have Chinese blood on their hand and will not welcome them into a new Chinese dominated world order. They currently maintain group loyalty with symbolism like visits to Yasukuni Shrine to show each other that they're all in this together. But who's to say there wouldn't be some among them who will break rank, renounce their history in order to gain admittance into the new world order? Even if they managed to maintain group loyalty, can they really be sure a new social elite wouldn't then rise and do away with them? (violently, if necessary)
Yeah I can't agree with bettydice's characterization of South Korea. The South Korean elite is obviously staying out of the game since it does not benefit them to be in it. Japan however obviously is contentious and has a vested interest to because they view themselves as the greatest in Asia.

Many Koreans may mock China, but they are learning Mandarin to operate in China.
 

Strangelove

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Keep it coming.
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Nice. I would like to see selective "administrative restrictions" of Chinese exports to Australia to parties/individuals associated with the current Liberal Party Government and their military for human rights abuse on boat people/refugees and war crimes in Afghanistan. Everything from building materials, hardware tools to sex toys will not arrive in Australia.
 

Strangelove

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Ningde, a city in northeastern Fujian Province, was once one of the poorest areas in China. Many residents still lived in thatched huts and on small boats in the late 1990's. Fast-forward three decades to Thursday when ambassadors from 13 countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America arrived to a city transformed with houses built atop a hill and with windows facing the sea.
The ambassadors toured Fujian Province for four days to learn about poverty alleviation efforts.
More than 2,000 villagers have moved ashore after being encouraged by the government in 2000, expanding from a single fishing industry into aquaculture, commercial services and construction.
Living conditions have also improved since the late 1990s when families would typically live in boats. Without houses on land, villagers could only wander on sea.
"We used to eat and drink on the boat, but now we don't have to. What's more, a kilo of fish used to cost 10 cents. Now it costs 800 per kilo." Jiang Chengcai, a local fisher said.

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Seminar on Poverty Alleviation, Development and Progress of Human Rights in China was held in Ningde on May 7 2021./CGTN

China's efforts to eradicate poverty involves moving and developing industries, achievements recognized by the visiting ambassadors.
"It's long-term planning. It's not an overnight thing. The people, who are involved, the majority of what I've seen, embrace the opportunity and tried to make the best of it. I think it's just as important as moving them, say maybe from the mountain to the lower area, or from the boat onto the land. But they embrace it," Bahamian Ambassador Robert Sterling Quant said.
"I wish to congratulate China, particularly provinces like Fujian. I believe there are many examples and lessons we can learn," Sri Lankan Ambassador Dr. Palitha T.B. Kohona said.
The ambassadors said they are seeing and learning from China's experience in poverty alleviation, and believe what China can help people from their countries live a better life.
 

voyager1

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The Chinese embassy in Denmark criticized the event on Monday, saying "anti-China" activities by foreign forces and separatists to promote independence for Taiwan and Hong Kong were "bound to fail".
Weak, all bark, no bite except some meaningless sanctions

Inviting Tsai and Hong Kong democracy activist Nathan Law to the summit violated "the one-China principle and interferes in China's internal affairs", the embassy said in an emailed statement to Reuters.
Yeah nobody cares about China sanctions. They even invited Taiwan's leader lol
 
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