Chinese leader Mao Zedong not only built
a strong country but also outlined a global goal: "We must conquer the
globe where we will create a powerful state." Today, China has
territorial claims to all its neighbors. Naturally, the U.S. is dreaming
of becoming a mediator in resolving disputes in the region. But it
seems that Beijing absolutely does not care about their opinion.
Burma, Laos, Northern India, Vietnam,
Nepal, Bhutan, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, the Ryukyu Islands, 300
islands of the South China, East China and Yellow Seas, as well as
Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Taiwan, South Kazakhstan, the Afghan province of
Bahdashan, Transbaikalia and the Far East to South Okhotsk - here is the
complete list of areas that, according to Zedong, were lost due to the
fall of the Qing empire. All of these countries and regions combined
exceed the territory of modern China. Not all complaints are voiced by
the Government of China in the international arena, but within the
country the imperialist ambitions have not been lost, but rather, are
actively promoted.
The PRC authorities talk out loud only
about the areas that, at least theoretically, can be taken away from
Japan and Korea. Tokyo is regularly frustrated not only because of the
travel of the Russian leaders to the Kuril Islands, but also about the
Chinese ships freely entering the disputed Senkaku Islands waters.
Beijing believes that the Islands are called Diaoyu, and they belonged
to China, but the malicious Japanese tricked the U.S. into giving them
to Japan because after World War II the uninhabited archipelago was in
the US jurisdiction.
Significant reserves of natural gas were
found on the islands. For the growing industry of China and stagnant
Japan it is more than a serious argument in favor of the struggle for
the archipelago, no matter what it is called. Not to mention the fish
that is found there in large quantities. To date, the only agreement the
parties have reached in the negotiations is on the joint development of
oil fields. In addition, if the Japanese behave more or less decently,
the Chinese are regularly caught for illegal fishing in the area.
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