mysteryman wrote:You fail to mention Tibet,which was an independent country before invaded and occupied by China in 1950.
You know, this is the bit that confuses me. Looking at an old map of the ancient Chinese Empire, I could have sworn that Tibet was a part of it some time ago up until the collapse of the Empire. The Tibetans must have had a very short period of independence before the Communists regained control of that area. (Either that or the map was wrong).
Quote:You also fail to mention the Chinese invasion of North Korea,AFTER they N Koreans invaded South Korea and were repulsed by the US.
China invaded N Korea as an ally of NK,and almost succeeded in defeating the UN forces.
Invasion? You must admit that word kind of gives the wrong impression. You're almost making it sound as if the North Koreans didn't want the Chinese help.
Quote:Then there was the 1910 invasion of Tibet by China,and the 1788 invasion of Nepal by Chinese forces.
Well, it's kinda easy to forget the 1788 invasion, just like it's kind of easy to forget how the US invaded and took over what land once belonged to the Native Americans.
Quote:Oh really???
Then what about this from wikepedia...
"With one of the world's longest periods of uninterrupted civilization and the world's longest continuously used written language system, China's history has been largely characterized by repeated divisions and reunifications amid alternating periods of peace and war, and violent imperial dynastic change. The country's territorial extent expanded outwards from a core area in the North China Plain, and varied according to its moving fortunes to include multiple regions of East, Northeast, and Central Asia. For centuries, Imperial China was also one of the world's most technologically advanced civilizations, and East Asia's dominant cultural influence, with an impact lasting to the present day throughout the region."
That doesnt jibe with what you are claiming.
Selective reading won't help you.
Actually, the Chinese have the WWII Japanese invasion to thank for the current Communist rule. The Japanese weakened the Nationalist Forces so much that the Communists had the strength to take over after the invasion.
In the period of ~1600 to 1900, the Emperors of China deemed all Western technology irrelevant and inferior. They practically cut off the Empire from all technology, forcing the Western powers to trade in gold and silver, and eventually opium.
This made it impossible for the transfer of technology from the West to the East, thus weakening China's power. While Chinese technology, democracy and millitary stagnated, the rest of the world overtook it.
Before the Empire collapsed, the Government was corrupt, there was no democracy and the people were poor, very poor. This poverty made Communsim quite attractive and with the Nationalists weakened by invading Japanese Forces in WWII, it is only natural for the Chinese to have adopted Communism.
Those countries that have become Communist are almost always those where the ruling classes have failed to keep power and failed to oppress the Communists.
Quote:I have been to China,and find it a "30 yard" country.
Most of China looks beautiful from 30 yards away,but when you get closer,you can see the ugly side of the country and its govt.
There are many parts of China that are beautiful,but the repressive policies and the brutality of its govt mar the beauty of the people and the country itself.
Sometimes, though, it's the ugliness of the Chinese mentality. Poisoning the food of rival cafe owners out of jealousy? Eating all sorts of animals that really shouldn't be eaten? Pirating DVDs and all sorts of computer programs?
