Good assessment. However, the reference to AUKUS as "white men", or to the US speaking "white men's words" is not serious. The "white men" explanation is a red herring. The "collective west" (i.e. the US and its colonies) have far more skin color diversity among its leaders than the "Global south" (as the rest of the world is now commonly called). The hegemonic mindset is not racial.
You are correct in your observation. I was being "smart," attempting to connect in people's minds today's events with attitudes during the age of imperialism ,when the western nations treated the "yellow skin" people with total contempt. In a way, the relation has legs, faraway western nations still believing they can determine and manipulate the fate of East Asian peoples.
Good research and your comment is well apprecisted. The map I used ( I should have rederenced) is actually more detailed. If you examine both maps closely, the main shipping destinations through the South China Sea are ports in China. Manilla may also be a destination. I did not consider this to be a major international route used excessively by nations other than China, and mainiy tried to show it is not used by the United States. Traffic through the South China Sea can have Vietnam, Philippines, China, Taiwan, and Japan as embarkations or eventual destinations. For Vietnam, as I said, it is the only route; for China it is a major route; i believe the other three nations can bypass the South China Sea and use alternate routes for international shipping. It's a stretch to think that will ever be necessary.
Thanks for the gracious comment. Rumors, opinions posing as facts, and agendas drive media inflamation (no error in the spelling) on China and other issues. I'm trying to use verified facts and logic to arrive at credible conclusions. Glad it obtains recogniiton.
Good assessment. However, the reference to AUKUS as "white men", or to the US speaking "white men's words" is not serious. The "white men" explanation is a red herring. The "collective west" (i.e. the US and its colonies) have far more skin color diversity among its leaders than the "Global south" (as the rest of the world is now commonly called). The hegemonic mindset is not racial.
You are correct in your observation. I was being "smart," attempting to connect in people's minds today's events with attitudes during the age of imperialism ,when the western nations treated the "yellow skin" people with total contempt. In a way, the relation has legs, faraway western nations still believing they can determine and manipulate the fate of East Asian peoples.
Not sure where you got the shipping route chart, but the South China Sea does seem to be a major choke point of maritime commerce.
https://maxfreights.com/major-shipping-routes-of-the-world-by-commodities/
https://asean.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Chapter-5-Transport-Geography-Shipping-Routes-_-Major-Ports.pdf (page 12)
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Good research and your comment is well apprecisted. The map I used ( I should have rederenced) is actually more detailed. If you examine both maps closely, the main shipping destinations through the South China Sea are ports in China. Manilla may also be a destination. I did not consider this to be a major international route used excessively by nations other than China, and mainiy tried to show it is not used by the United States. Traffic through the South China Sea can have Vietnam, Philippines, China, Taiwan, and Japan as embarkations or eventual destinations. For Vietnam, as I said, it is the only route; for China it is a major route; i believe the other three nations can bypass the South China Sea and use alternate routes for international shipping. It's a stretch to think that will ever be necessary.
Dan, yours is a balanced assessment. You have hit the nail squarely on its head.
Thanks for the gracious comment. Rumors, opinions posing as facts, and agendas drive media inflamation (no error in the spelling) on China and other issues. I'm trying to use verified facts and logic to arrive at credible conclusions. Glad it obtains recogniiton.