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The Dig: Clash of Empires w/ Ho-fung Hung

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China Trying to Expand Political Influence in Asia Pacific

China has been trying to expand the political influence among these smaller states in Asia they are the historical the triple vessel of the Chinese old Chinese Empire so you already see this coming and emerging. But right now in 21st century the situation is very different from the early modern times or the Cold War times when this modern stage will accept the status as a kind of a triple states of a bigger states of bigger empires Now electionism is in the air everywhere from Ukraine to Taiwan to Malaysia to all these kind of smaller states they want to be having self-determination and independence but one way to do it is actually to play these big powers one against the other to maintain a balance.

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