Also South Korea was a Japanese colony. Colonies are double edged swords: they benefit from the injection of foreign expertise (technology, administration, sta

Also South Korea was a Japanese colony. Colonies are double edged swords: they benefit from the injection of foreign expertise (technology, administration, standardization, ties, etc.,) but suffer from lopsided resource extraction. I think overall there is a long-term benefit from this forced infusion, but for lots of people it’s problematic. It’s the age old complaint about the Romans by their conquered peoples as illustrated in the Life of Brian.