Not so wild if you consider the balances of power in the region (total Chinese dominance). USA offers a win-win scheme with capitalism, but what does China offer? Their brand of communism is capitalistic asf, and with authoritarian govt on top. So the only thing they reliably do is to corrupt the government and make them sign some bad deals, ultimately people lose.
It’s very much like why Ukraine was so pro-USA the whole time, even before the war happened.
Mind you I’m talking about USA of the past. The current USA is unreliable asf and loses it’s soft power at rapid pace.
Wow, that was quite a deep dive, thanks. Absolutely wild that Japan and Vietnam both seem to be pro-US now.
Not so wild if you consider the balances of power in the region (total Chinese dominance). USA offers a win-win scheme with capitalism, but what does China offer? Their brand of communism is capitalistic asf, and with authoritarian govt on top. So the only thing they reliably do is to corrupt the government and make them sign some bad deals, ultimately people lose.
It’s very much like why Ukraine was so pro-USA the whole time, even before the war happened.
Mind you I’m talking about USA of the past. The current USA is unreliable asf and loses it’s soft power at rapid pace.