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Phead128 said:

It took Qing two invasions to flip Joseon away from Ming. It took Japan one war to flip Korea away from Qing. It took US one war to flip South Korea away from Japan. The only way you can flip a vassal is to win a war with their suzerain. Korea just sides with the victor, you have to earn it not by words or trade but through violent struggle.

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Didn't take any violence for Eastern Europe to flip to the US. A vassal can flip outside of direct military struggle if two conditions are fulfilled 1) the suzerain cannot guarantee protection and 2) the prospective suzerain can offer more benefits to the current ruling class than the current suzerain can.

FriedRiceNSpice said:

Didn't take any violence for Eastern Europe to flip to the US. A vassal can flip outside of direct military struggle if two conditions are fulfilled 1) the suzerain cannot guarantee protection and 2) the prospective suzerain can offer more benefits to the current ruling class than the current suzerain can.

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Japan and Korea are considerably wealthy when you look at there global investments and savings. Combined Japan/Korea Auto production from all the factories may well be 50% of the world. They are not some run down Eastern EU at end of communism.
Also these Baltic and other East Europeans are ideologically opposed to what became of Post Soviet Russia. . Russia didnot even invest in Ukraine when Ukraine was in front of IMF in Russia friendly government. That ideological conflict comes from what you see below.
Japanese need several people to understand what MBS is telling them. Every one will have to bring there own translator. Saudis have zero tolerance for any leaks or corruption/incompetence in performance of things what they expect.

FriedRiceNSpice said:

Didn't take any violence for Eastern Europe to flip to the US. A vassal can flip outside of direct military struggle if two conditions are fulfilled 1) the suzerain cannot guarantee protection and 2) the prospective suzerain can offer more benefits to the current ruling class than the current suzerain can.

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In that case the suzerain, the USSR, ceased to exist. I'm sure all of east and southeast Asia will hop into China's pocket should the US cease to exist.

BoraTas said:

According to Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, China didn't mind which party would win but still meddled in elections. What was the purpose then? Were they just practicing to perfect the art? It is kinda based if that is the case.

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Just the one party trying to make the other look weak by "not standing up to China"
Usual western poli-tricks
Of course, Indian agents will actually murder Canadians (and plan to murder others), but we let that go in this parliamentary inquiry because of all the Indian voters

Meanwhile evil China is widely leading in EV and solar production to reduce air pollution, while trudope only contributes to greater hot air emissions

An interesting documentary about the story of modern Japan as an American pet:

Post WW2, America occupies and emasculates Japan. In the Cold War, Japan grows into an economic rival to the US. Becoming enemy no.1 by the 1980s. After Japan was emasculated again by the Plaza Accords. Japan was no more enemy no.1. Today, America approves of Japan's rearming to become a containment meat shield against China. No matter what mood swings of feelings the US had for Japan. One thing is constant: Japan has always been an obedient pet.

Hopefully we can get the same type of documentaries for South Korea and the PH.

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So what do you all reckon? Will Iran escalate?

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Reminds me of this:

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As we can see, the decoupling continues.

For some people in this world, cough cough, some Western based China watchers, they are decoupling even further and further away from reality.

What a trip!

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More decoupling:

Construction on Valeo’s new factory for driver assistance systems costing CNY2.9 billion (USD400.7 million) got underway in Shanghai earlier this week, as the French car components maker continues to invest heavily in China’s automobile industry.

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Envoys from 49 countries came to Xinjiang to witness the Uyghur genocide at the end of Ramadan.

Foreign diplomats praise China’s Xinjiang policies and vow closer economic ties with far western region​

• Envoys from 49 countries attend event hosted by Xinjiang officials, with many saying they hope to strengthen cooperation under belt and road strategy
• Xinjiang aims to expand its international influence as it faces allegations of human rights abuses and forced labour – accusations Beijing has denied

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"The Yabba-Dabba Do Speech" - the servitude Kishida demonstrates to the US deserves today's nauseating gif.


"Russia expert" according to The Economist - LMAO

I'm eagerly waiting for India's HSR.

pmc said:

Japan and Korea are considerably wealthy when you look at there global investments and savings. Combined Japan/Korea Auto production from all the factories may well be 50% of the world. They are not some run down Eastern EU at end of communism.

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Japan and Korea cars are quite lousy, and will be displaced quickly soon worldwide.

henrik said:

Japan and Korea cars are quite lousy, and will be displaced quickly soon worldwide.

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EV sure but traditional ICE Japan still got it.

April Surprise Right after Yellen left China....lol every time the US sent a delegation, things like this always happen, I don't know why?

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