What Would Chinese Hegemony Look Like?

[Tingbudong 12]

I was just at a great lecture at Aquinos College here in Grand Rapids at the Foreign Policy Council and there was a great speaker on The 3 Geos, Geopolitics, Geography and .. something.. but she spoke a good bit on this subject and I learned a lot that wasn't really from and center in the news. Great maps and pictures and a good explanation of the situation..

My take? If you but look at a map of the contested area in the South China Sea, and see the convoluted border of seaway China claims.. and also look at some of the small rocks where China has literally built a hut and dumped a couple poor soldiers on 20 square foot of rubble to claim habitability and thus lay claim to a wide sea border around them, you can't help but laugh at the ridiculousness of their argument. Its pure BS. The entire rest of the world needs to put them in their place over this.

Letting them swagger around and be bullies now will only make it harder to deal with them later.

…And I do agree Abe is an A$$ and being inflammatory in his actions but still.. China is way overstepping its bounds here..

[lostinblue 1,989]

Chinese hegemony may be something interesting to discuss but in practical terms it will remain a daunting task. The biggest impediment being the lack of a single cultural identity amongst the people of Asia.

In comparison to America, China lacks Hollywood, simply put. There are no Chinese values, akin to American ideals, that speak to the masses, across oceans and cultures. There is no Chinese propaganda machine selling the Chinese dream to spectators and audiences around the world. Despite its military and economic power, China lacks the necessary gravitational pull required to bring people together. You need not look further than the former USSR or current Russian Federation to realize you need more than a common language, military might and currency to successfully establish an empire.

What many fail to realize is that America is successful because of its diversity which makes it a microcosm of the world. In addition, American hegemony in the world was possible because people welcomed, sought and longed for it.

The only reason the American empire is possible is because it is an irresistible idea, and that is what made us rich and powerful, rather than the other way around.

If you were living in China after Clinton bombed their embassy you would not be making such absurd.statements. The Chinese people are very nationalistic.Your lack of knowledge of the Chinese culture is astounding if you believe what you just wrote. To compare China to the USSR is laughable.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

would you please cut to the race,guns or Obama so I can play

[JohnR! 5,495]

If you were living in China after Clinton bombed their embassy you would not be making such absurd.statements. The Chinese people are very nationalistic.Your lack of knowledge of the Chinese culture is astounding if you believe what you just wrote. To compare China to the USSR is laughable.

I think you misunderstood my words. I was not comparing China to the USSR. I compared it to Russia. My point is that any expression of a hypothetical Chinese empire would demand buy in from the other countries in Asia, which is not very likely to happen, given their history with each other and with China, in particular.