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China needs to expand its frontier — or create the illusion of — to create hope of once again booming gains for the younger generation. Territorial expansion wi
by counternotions 5y ago
China needs to expand its frontier — or create the illusion of — to create hope of once again booming gains for the younger generation. Territorial expansion will revive creative energies among the youth.
- Vaslo 5y agoI don’t understand this comment. Do you mean they need to expand into their current unoccupied land, or do they need to claim territory adjacent to them belonging to other countries? Are you referring to Taiwan here?
- counternotions 5y agoAll of the above, plus space exploration. Not condoning, merely pointing out what’s already in motion.
- swiley 5y agoFrom the outside China doesn't appear to be short on space.
- benque 5y agoNot that I agree with the root comment, but China is not that large without Tibet, Xinjiang, Qinghai, and Inner Mongolia. These provinces also have the least population densities - the terrain doesn't support it.
- Vaslo 5y agoI just can't agree with what you are saying given all the land and resources they already have - sounds like the Chinese version of Nazi Germany's "Lebensraum" to me. But you have a right to an opinion and I hope it doesn't come to that.
- bostonsre 5y agoIt seems like a plausible sentiment for the CCP tho. They seem to be taking their turn as a colonialist. e.g. The "re-education camps", South China sea, tibet, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and even countries like Indonesia where they have captured the government and pro Chinese policies are being rammed through.
- FooBarBizBazz 5y agoBut that's exactly what China is doing in its West.