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- Thread starter bd popeye
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Reminds me of a possibly apocryphal anecdote about a knock off shoe factory in Putian, Fujian that wanted to imitate a new variety of Air Jordan that’s highly anticipated by basketball shoe enthusiasts. What they found difficult to replicate was the special “air spring” supposedly used in the heel of the new shoes, and they spent a lot of effort and RnD money engineering their own solution because they didn’t know how Nike does it. It was only after the Air Jordan line launched that they found out the whole thing was a scam and that Nike put some cardboard in the heels for padding.
AssassinsMace
Lieutenant General
I saw a US YouTube video that where because people were pointing to AVIC stock price rising, it’s all a lie that Chinese hardware defeated Western hardware and it’s all about just inflating the stock price. Well it doesn’t hurt if it’s the truth also. Cope hard.
The XJP Thought volume 3 they are cramming hard for in ten years is a lie too. What do I know.
China either directly ruled or being overlord of Vietnam for most of Vietnam's history, that is more "humiliating" than killing in morden nationalism.
FriedRiceNSpice
Major
At some point the Vietnamese just needs to let go of past history and just accept the fact that ancient times were brutal: larger empires conquering and subjugating smaller states was just the norm back then. China eventually learned that trading with Vietnam was more profitable than conquering it, and China has not attempted to conquer Vietnam within the last few hundred years and will not attempt to do so in the future.
manqiangrexue
Brigadier
I'm sorry you got frustrated that all your points were crushed, not just by me but by several other people and it was emotionally difficult for you to accept and logically impossible for you to dispute. I have a life; next time, you should get relevent data.
It is normal for historically powerful countries to have more negative views among their neighbors than distant countries. Most of Europe was like that - constantly at war with each other - until the forceful occupation of various countries and creation of the EU by the Allies post-World War 2. Even if Japan and South Korea were not US aligned, they'd likely be negative towards China. Just look at North Korea as an example of a country that, despite being dependent on China, is still wary of China. The same is true of Russia and India and their neighbors.
If I were Vietnamese, I surely wouldn't be sure of that. The world is no longer moving in a liberal direction; if anything, it is moving in the opposite direction, and empires & conquests may once again become the order of the day.
FriedRiceNSpice
Major
Korea should have been the edge case if it weren't for the Japanese devils. South Korea and China at one time were moving very close together (which in turn caused North Korea's view of China to deteriorate). However, as the economic relationship between China and SK transitioned from cooperation to competition, SK's views of China rapidly deteriorated.
Conquering territories isn't worth the trouble anymore. What is the point of incorporating 100M of angry Vietnamese that hate you? China wants to reunite with Taiwan Island because of it was ripped away by Japan so she is willing to pay the cost.