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A few things which I found of note: 1. The blanket of Union Jacks, especially in the first half of the 20th century. 2. The impact of the Korean War clearly p

A few things which I found of note: 1. The blanket of Union Jacks, especially in the first half of the 20th century. 2. The impact of the Korean War clearly pales in comparison to the impact of Vietnam. 3. If you didn't know better, it would look like the US and China were at war. 4. France in 1926-27. I'm not sure what happened in France of international significance then? The bombing of Damascus?

trevyn 8y ago
3. And judging by history, it’s not looking so good for China!
- geowwy 8y ago
  Nope, and I’m guessing this is the main reason for China’s Belt and Road project. Their reliance on maritime trade puts them at the mercy of the US navy.
petercooper 8y ago
4. The French were having (prolonged) issues with some of their colonies around this time, such as in Morocco and the Great Syrian Revolt - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Syrian_Revolt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Syrian_Revolt It would be neat to extend this visualization into clicking through to see which headlines/stories influenced the choice.
- ygra 8y ago
  There is a “show headlines” button.
  - why_only_15 8y ago
    Where? I can't find it
adventured 8y ago
> France in 1926-27 Charles Lindbergh landed at Le Bourget airfield in 1927, which might explain the mentions in the last half of that year.
oxymoran 8y ago
The US and China are at war. Economic war. Cyber war. The Cold War never really ended, the players and the venues just shifted.
- daeken 8y ago
  > The Cold War never really ended, the players and the venues just shifted. That makes a good soundbite, but I think that changing the players and venues means it's a different war.
  - KineticLensman 8y ago
    > changing the players and venues means it's a different war The war of Theseus? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus)
- aristophenes 8y ago
  This isn't really true. China and the United States, since after the Vietnam war until very very recently, have basically been allies. The United States has gone out of its way to support China's economic growth. I think the idea is, when they opened up, that they would transform into a democracy as they became prosperous, which was basically happening, until Xi took over. Unfortunately, I don't think the population of either countries see things this way, and stoking the hatred is politically expedient in both countries. It's really too bad.
suming 8y ago
super nit: the flag used for China before 1949 is incorrect. The PRC (People's Republic of China) didn't rule China until 1949. From 1912-1949 the flag of ROC (Republic of China) should be used. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_China_(1912–1949) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_China_(1912–1949...
- angara 8y ago
  Historically inaccurate flags are used for the Soviet Union, Germany pre-1949, and Libya as well. It seems the creator chose to use the modern flag in all cases for consistency.

trevyn 8y ago

3. And judging by history, it’s not looking so good for China!

geowwy 8y ago
Nope, and I’m guessing this is the main reason for China’s Belt and Road project. Their reliance on maritime trade puts them at the mercy of the US navy.

petercooper 8y ago

4. The French were having (prolonged) issues with some of their colonies around this time, such as in Morocco and the Great Syrian Revolt - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Syrian_Revolt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Syrian_Revolt It would be neat to extend this visualization into clicking through to see which headlines/stories influenced the choice.

ygra 8y ago
There is a “show headlines” button.
- why_only_15 8y ago
  Where? I can't find it

adventured 8y ago

> France in 1926-27 Charles Lindbergh landed at Le Bourget airfield in 1927, which might explain the mentions in the last half of that year.

oxymoran 8y ago

The US and China are at war. Economic war. Cyber war. The Cold War never really ended, the players and the venues just shifted.

daeken 8y ago
> The Cold War never really ended, the players and the venues just shifted. That makes a good soundbite, but I think that changing the players and venues means it's a different war.
- KineticLensman 8y ago
  > changing the players and venues means it's a different war The war of Theseus? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus)
aristophenes 8y ago
This isn't really true. China and the United States, since after the Vietnam war until very very recently, have basically been allies. The United States has gone out of its way to support China's economic growth. I think the idea is, when they opened up, that they would transform into a democracy as they became prosperous, which was basically happening, until Xi took over. Unfortunately, I don't think the population of either countries see things this way, and stoking the hatred is politically expedient in both countries. It's really too bad.

suming 8y ago

super nit: the flag used for China before 1949 is incorrect. The PRC (People's Republic of China) didn't rule China until 1949. From 1912-1949 the flag of ROC (Republic of China) should be used. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_China_(1912–1949) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_China_(1912–1949...

angara 8y ago
Historically inaccurate flags are used for the Soviet Union, Germany pre-1949, and Libya as well. It seems the creator chose to use the modern flag in all cases for consistency.