“korea’s future lies with china” *gag*
you know, it’s from my personal observation and anecdotal interviews i’ve held with koreans living in korea, the disturbing fact of the matter is, many koreans see future alliance of korea lies not with japan and the u.s, but with china.
usually, when koreans discuss the division of their nation into fairly democratic south and whacky and economically ass-backward north, many blame the u.s. and i’ve always had a difficulty with this point of view. without the u.s. and its u.n. allies, there would be no such thing as a democratic korea, period.
did all koreans fail in history? when general macarthur pushed the commies to the yalu river and had the war pretty much won, who was it that sent hundreds of thousands of chinese “volunteers” to ignite more misery and continue the war, eventually stalemating to near the 38th parallel?
and now many koreans see this country that without provocation invaded korea as their benefactor? what the hell is wrong with you, korea?
here’s an interesting article i found via lost nomad.
that bastion of journalistic integrity, “ohmynews”, has published an article by some charlatan chinese “researcher” as to why korea must abandon the u.s. and embrace china as its main ally. lost nomad was right. i almost lost my lunch after reading bullshit this guy spouts.
There are some lawmakers in South Korea who believe Korea should make a strategic partnership with China over America in the 21st century.
They are correct. In the 21st century, Korea needs to come closer to China. First, China and Korea share common interests that are larger than those between Korea and the U.S.
In East Asia, America just wants to maintain its hegemonic order. The U.S. has little regard for stability, prosperity and common development in the region. The main reason is that essentially the U.S. itself isn’t located in the region. On the other hand, China pays closer attention to these issues than the U.S. does.
oh, right. american “hegemonic order”. china would never do such a thing. what with china’s saber rattling with taiwan, annexation of tibet, and continual clash with japan over spratly islands and incursion of japanese airspace with its jets, i think it’s pretty ironic and a case of throwing stones in a glass house.
Could you talk of China’s regional strategy surrounding the Korean peninsula?
China’s regional strategy is essentially beneficial to Korea. America’s stance [against the unification] doesn’t benefit Korea. It is very clear which side is more beneficial to South Korea. Besides, the U.S. is behind Japan’s becoming not just an economic power, but now also its growing military might.
American support of Japan to become a military power gravely damages the interests of South Korea and China. A newly-armed Japan’s aggression target, first, will be Korea and then China. There is a clear difference of interest between China and America on it. Choosing America, South Korea will merely become its scapegoat.
what the hell? japan will threaten china with its military? japanese aggression? let’s see, how many countries has japan militarily threatened in the past 60 years… hmm… zero. how many countries has china invaded? at least two, by my count, korea and tibet. i think this is a thinly veiled threat of chinese military agression strategery. why are they assuming japan and the u.s. has any interest in regional war in east asia? answer, they don’t. china, on the other hand, is pouring what it earns in cheap knicknack they sell in wal-mart to fund one of the largest military buildups in history. what are they preparing for?
In case of war, America will support Japan, not Korea?
Last Sunday, I met some lawmakers from the United States who were visiting Beijing. I asked them: “If there were a war between Korea and Japan, which side would you support?” They said they wouldn’t take a side.
“Not taking a side” fundamentally hurts Korea’s interest. Practically, Japan’s military power is number two in the world, after that of the U.S. Then, America’s “no engagement” will encourage the hawkish politicians in Japan to be more aggressive toward Korea.
If there is a dispute between China and Japan, America will also support Japan, although they wouldn’t say it publicly.
In economy, politics, security and culture, in all these areas, Korea and China have more things in common than it has with the U.S. So, my most important point is that in the 21st century, Korea’s strategic choice should be China, not America.
bahahahaha! japan is number two militarily after america? that’s a good one.
quick check on wiki produces this result
china spent about 81 billion in 2005, ranking number two in the world after america. japan spent about half as much, 44 billion, ranking 5th after russia and france.
oh, and yes, and which country would the u.s. support in a war between japan and china? wow, good guess, dumbass. gee, maybe the u.s. would support japan because your country is… COMMUNIST?
it saddens me to say it, but the chinese guy is probably right about one thing. what with idiots running korea right now, chances are that yes, in the near future korea will once again become buddy buddy with china while spurning its long time ally, the u.s.
wake the hell up, korea.
from ohmynews
August 29th, 2006 at 11:18 pm
Yes it seems Korea is drifting away from the U.S. at an alarming rate. If URI gets in again after the next election its all over. If the GNP get in theres a possibility they can keep it alive a while longer but it seems that 90% of the uni students, the people who will run the country in the future are against the US in the extreme. Whichever party in control after the next election must keep this growing demographic happy. It’s going to be a big mess in the future.