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The Second World

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Japan, Korea, Australia, Singapore becoming more interdependent with China

Japan alliance with US

America’s view of Japan: bulwark of “free world”

Technological sophisticated

Largest humanitarian aid

Missile-defense program

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South Korea’s economic growth dependent on China

China owns South Korea’s mines & railroads

China alliance with Australia China is Australia’s largest

consumer of uranium, iron ore, manganese, & liquid natural gas

China will dominate Asia “Co-prosperity Share” future

capital of China

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The Inner Triangle: Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam

Burma (Myanmar) world’s only militant Buddhist state

Thailand- China carving a canal across Thailand

Vietnam- China believe it is in its civilization boundaries

China’s strategy: acquire resources & build friendly relations to support its eventual blue-water navy

China overtaken Japan as largest aid donor

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China’s southern & central: seasonal cyclones& flooding

Northeast: heavy snowfall

West: deserts & mountains

China: world’s widest & deepest self-contained cultural space: own literature, philosophies, and dramatic forms, TV shows

Asia’s cultural magnet

China’s peaceful rise=birth of Beijing Consensus

Source Slide

The Second World

Author: Parag Khanna

Title: China’s First-World Seduction

Section V

Chapter 28