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0 pointsidontwantthis4y ago0 comments

I think OP is suggesting expansion won't stop at Taiwan. What will happen to Filipinos who find themselves living in a new Chinese province?

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rkk34y ago· 2 in thread

> I think OP is suggesting expansion won't stop at Taiwan

Assimilation didn't stop with Hong Kong either, still a very different situation than Xinjiang.

Are you suggesting that they would have an interest in the Philippines? Which I don't think has any historical precedent? China has historically not been imperialist in the Western sense, they have been perfectly fine with other non-Chinese countries existing which is why there is still a Korea or Vietnam.

Malician4y ago

I don't have a PhD in south-east asian history and it's not well taught but this doesn't comport with my understanding at all

Isn't fighting China off a core part of their culture/history?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_under_Chinese_rule

rkk34y ago

I was referring to not being a historical precedent with the Philipines. I am not an expert in south-asian studies either, but my understanding of Chinese Imperialism & their relation with Korea & Vietnam etc, was that they have been quasi independent vassal states which is quite different than traditional western imperialism or having a direct claim on the land.

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