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China as a ‘near Arctic state’ – chutzpah overcoming geography
2018-01-31
[atimes] Watching China lay claim to territory in the South and East China Seas and on the Indian border resembles a fat man at the buffet table declaring that everything from the roast beef over to the chocolate éclairs is his. Now China is setting its sights on the Arctic – declaring itself a “near Arctic state.”

Step 1: A term appears in an obscure Chinese academic journal. Measure responses and continue…

Step 2: Term appears in a regional Chinese newspaper. Measure responses and continue…

Step 3: Term is used at a Chinese national conference or seminar. Measure responses and continue…

Step 4: Term is used in Xinhua and China Daily articles. Measure responses and continue…

Step 5: Term is used at international conference(s) and academic exchanges held in China. Measure responses and continue…

Step 6: China frequently refers to the term in international media, and at international conferences. Measure acceptance and continue…

Step 7: China issues policy white paper stating its position, its implied right, and an implied threat to ‘defend’ its rights

Step 8: China maintains this has ‘always’ been China’s policy: nothing has changed. (Translation: Get used to it, barbarians.)

Posted by:3dc

#5  This is the Chinese playbook through and through. Once upon a time, the empire was a smallish kingdom on the banks of the Yellow River. It was a peaceful country that kept expanding in order to counter the barbarians who kept raiding its land. Of course, it defined its land as anywhere its armies could raise their banners. The barbarians were incorporated into the empire as they were conquered, or as they conquered China, and claimed its lands as their own, and the original ruling families went from rulers to subjects, in many cases, of the erstwhile, but Sinicized barbarians.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2018-01-31 20:59  

#4  I wonder how much fun could be had letting the Russians steal a draft agreement where the US is recognizing Chinese claims to Siberia in return for helping squash North Korea.

Definitely a contender for Snark o’the Day. Congratulations!
Posted by: Laurence of the Rats   2018-01-31 20:07  

#3  "6.537th Holiest place in Islam Always part of the Upper Middle Kingdom"

I think we know how they see this playing out
Posted by: Frank G   2018-01-31 19:59  

#2  So China will take over eastern Siberia? Not sure Russia can stop them.
Posted by: Glenmore   2018-01-31 18:05  

#1  That picture looks like one of Sidney Paget's original illustrations for the Sherlock Holmes stories in The Strand. The guy on the far right looks like Holmes, trying to observe the guy's technique.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2018-01-31 11:41  

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