tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post2381421835705983105..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: China Bestrides the WorldMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-22325944975513653272009-01-05T21:59:00.000+08:002009-01-05T21:59:00.000+08:00I think the interesting thing is when colonization...I think the interesting thing is when colonization and militarization start stepping on the toes of other interested parties later down the road. "Fine, fine, let them do their thing... the world is big enough to divide between us". Then Wham!<BR/><BR/>Furthermore, China loves to spit venom at Japan and "the West" over (neo)colonialism, when, in fact, China has in the past, and is currently acting out a colonial project.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-10083416840748901352009-01-05T11:16:00.000+08:002009-01-05T11:16:00.000+08:00The problem is that your quote is more or less rig...The problem is that your quote is more or less right, considering that it was made in 1923 and not 1933, or 1939. Looking at Western countries own track record when it comes to exploiting resources of poorer countries and supporting oppressive regimes we dont have any moral authority to condem the PRC, as the play along our own rules, only giving other countries (sometimes) a slightly better deal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-46545025241242975662009-01-05T10:20:00.000+08:002009-01-05T10:20:00.000+08:00I'll share this with everyone: reminds me of one o...I'll share this with everyone:<BR/><BR/> reminds me of one of the only real interesting segments in that book by Owen Rutter when, in describing the Japanese rubber plantations in Borneo in 1923... (p.74)<BR/><BR/>" ... And if the Japanese see opportunities in this tropical country which lies much nearer to their own than it does to ours, if they care to put down the money and to take the risks, there appears to be no reason why they should not be encouraged. It seems to me that under the circumstances there is only one ground on which they could be discouraged, and that is that a large colony of Japanese might be a potential danger to the State in the unlikely event of a war breaking out between Great Britain and Japan. To my mind the risk is not worth talking about; no State would deserve to succeed if it allowed itself to be dominated by such craven fears."NONEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00312011183953017842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-40431920366242420382009-01-05T03:50:00.000+08:002009-01-05T03:50:00.000+08:00Well, Mr. Bush is responsible for some of that. Ho...Well, Mr. Bush is responsible for some of that. However, let's not forget the sinophile academics, diplomatic officials, and think tanks are also the reasonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com