@cungcung785@kenmoriyasu The architects of the Potsdam order were states, not nations. Stalin represented the Soviet Union at Potsdam, and USSR (not the current-day Russian Federation) was one of the architects. PRC is trying to rewrite history to say it was there at that time
@cungcung785@kenmoriyasu ROC still exists and claims authority over all of China. Anyway this question is over whether PRC is an architect of the postwar (post-1945) order of Potsdam. It clearly is not
@cungcung785@kenmoriyasu True. But the point is, PRC is not one of the architects. ROC was included, like France in Europe. PRC is a state that was founded later, as you know, with Soviet support, as US decided not to support ROC in 1945–49
@henrysgao The model also works because banks are willing to fund it at relatively low interest rates, which works because local governments are seen as low credit risk
@captain_seo_ The track record ultimately reflects geography, not culture. The geography has not changed, but the key is whether China is strong or not. Japan only has an incentive to take Korea when China is weak. At the moment, that’s not the case
@okaythenfuture Until recently, it wasn’t hard to get PR. Some of my acquaintances got PR after only a few years and speaking minimal Japanese. But the political winds have shifted vs then
@reblochon84x@NastrondScourge In 1712 the overseas possessions of that “gigantic Empire” consisted of Caribbean islands and the North American colonies, of which the former were far more important. No India, no Australia, no Africa, etc etc etc.