mrgodail t1_isgna3a wrote
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Except China doesn't have land disputes with every neighbour as they've settled border disputes with a bunch of countries.
Oscarcharliezulu t1_isgo8we wrote
They sure settled it with Hong Kong. They forcefully occupied islands claimed by others as well. If it wasn’t for the West they’d have invaded Taiwan by now without a doubt.
mrgodail t1_isgob2s wrote
Hong Kong was never a country, it was also never a border dispute.
Oscarcharliezulu t1_isgol47 wrote
I guess Hong Kong was last an British Empire land grab.
paradoxbound t1_isjhtcj wrote
Hong Kong was returned to the empire it was carved from. Never mistakenly call China a country. It always has been an empire carved out of various nations.
Oscarcharliezulu t1_isn5od0 wrote
Exactly right. That’s also the way the British thought till the war of independence. And Ghandi and India moving away from the empire.
Mist_Rising t1_ishotdt wrote
All of the Chinese port cities were Chinese in name, they were 99 year loans the Europeans carved out of China.
Which I guess is slightly better than the usual method of European colonization, which didn't bother with figuratives.
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