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<blockquote data-quote="GreyLord" data-source="post: 7756666" data-attributes="member: 4348"><p>I would not. Japan IS highly technologically advanced, but a LOT of that is after they were rebuilt by the US with Western Money. As it is, though they have tried to branch out, they are still highly dependant on Western money. In that relationship, though Japan has some good trade, the US still has the upperhand and basically can tell Japan what to do (which is why the US still has military bases in the area to a degree. Japan has a Defense force now, but cannot have a real military, and the US ensures that they cannot. AS a result, another reason the US remains is because they ARE the military in the area...which suits the US just fine, but is not always beneficial to Japan.</p><p></p><p>China on the otherhand...they may have wealth, but that is wealth among ~1 billion people. It's not really spread around. While there are a few ultra wealthy...a great majority live in conditions that most in the Western world would be very adverse to living in. I would not categorize China as a Western state nor appropriating the wealth comparatively. They are an outside nation (outside the Westerners) trying to catch up and be equal, but being very far from that goal as of yet.</p><p></p><p>IMO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GreyLord, post: 7756666, member: 4348"] I would not. Japan IS highly technologically advanced, but a LOT of that is after they were rebuilt by the US with Western Money. As it is, though they have tried to branch out, they are still highly dependant on Western money. In that relationship, though Japan has some good trade, the US still has the upperhand and basically can tell Japan what to do (which is why the US still has military bases in the area to a degree. Japan has a Defense force now, but cannot have a real military, and the US ensures that they cannot. AS a result, another reason the US remains is because they ARE the military in the area...which suits the US just fine, but is not always beneficial to Japan. China on the otherhand...they may have wealth, but that is wealth among ~1 billion people. It's not really spread around. While there are a few ultra wealthy...a great majority live in conditions that most in the Western world would be very adverse to living in. I would not categorize China as a Western state nor appropriating the wealth comparatively. They are an outside nation (outside the Westerners) trying to catch up and be equal, but being very far from that goal as of yet. IMO. [/QUOTE]
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