Comments on: If China bought the Russian Far East... http://www.chinalyst.net/node/13263 Chinalyst - China blogs in English-Your China Blog Community en-US Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:50:35 -0600 Drupal TotalFeeds Module Comments on: If China bought the Russian Far East... http://www.chinalyst.net/node/13263 http://www.chinalyst.net/files/chinalyst-red.png 101 32 If China bought the Russian Far East... http://www.chinalyst.net/node/13263%2523comment-8549 Considering that the average citizen of the RFE has a per capita income twice that of the average citizen of China's Northeast, then they would most likely be treated like HKers rather than Tibetans, if you get my drift. Considering that the average citizen of the RFE has a per capita income twice that of the average citizen of China's Northeast, then they would most likely be treated like HKers rather than Tibetans, if you get my drift.

]]> Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:50:35 -0600 Unknown http://www.chinalyst.net/node/13263%2523comment-8549 If China bought the Russian Far East... http://www.chinalyst.net/node/13263%2523comment-8548 From what i hear, the denizens of Khabarovsk and Vladivostok have no special love of china. In fact, they cannot stand them. things like the 2005 jilin chemical plant explosion and the contamination of Khabarovsk water supply really don't endear china much t_co. I dare say that siberian and far east russians would fight tooth and nail from a chinese purchase. It would be seen as an expansion - considering the reputation the PR of C has for doctoring claims to lands that they have no right to, the backlash by russians would be strong. it would encourage, as t_co (the imposter) so elequantly put it "rabid russian nationalism". and it may well be justified. how do the russian minorities in china currently get treated? second rate citizens? is their a russian orthadox church in the beijing minorities theme park for chinese to gawk at? how strong is the segregation in russian cities currently within china, such as haerbin? From what i hear, the denizens of Khabarovsk and Vladivostok have no special love of china. In fact, they cannot stand them.

things like the 2005 jilin chemical plant explosion and the contamination of Khabarovsk water supply really don't endear china much t_co.

I dare say that siberian and far east russians would fight tooth and nail from a chinese purchase. It would be seen as an expansion - considering the reputation the PR of C has for doctoring claims to lands that they have no right to, the backlash by russians would be strong. it would encourage, as t_co (the imposter) so elequantly put it "rabid russian nationalism". and it may well be justified.

how do the russian minorities in china currently get treated? second rate citizens? is their a russian orthadox church in the beijing minorities theme park for chinese to gawk at? how strong is the segregation in russian cities currently within china, such as haerbin?

]]> Tue, 19 Dec 2006 04:07:24 -0600 Unknown http://www.chinalyst.net/node/13263%2523comment-8548 If China bought the Russian Far East... http://www.chinalyst.net/node/13263%2523comment-8547 perhaps, Ivan, you could bring up some opinion polls to justify what you percieve to be such common wisdom? Something like "what do you think of China" asked to the russian population? perhaps, Ivan, you could bring up some opinion polls to justify what you percieve to be such common wisdom? Something like "what do you think of China" asked to the russian population?

]]> Tue, 12 Dec 2006 16:05:31 -0600 Unknown http://www.chinalyst.net/node/13263%2523comment-8547 If China bought the Russian Far East... http://www.chinalyst.net/node/13263%2523comment-8546 <div class="bb-quote"><b>Sonagi92 wrote:</b><blockquote class="bb-quote-body"> In this hypothetical sale, Russia would be selling vast land to a neighbor it sometimes quarrels with. </blockquote></div> Not just quarrels with. Hates passionately. Sonagi92 wrote:
In this hypothetical sale, Russia would be selling vast land to a neighbor it sometimes quarrels with.

Not just quarrels with. Hates passionately.

]]> Wed, 06 Dec 2006 20:30:28 -0600 Unknown http://www.chinalyst.net/node/13263%2523comment-8546 If China bought the Russian Far East... http://www.chinalyst.net/node/13263%2523comment-8545 The story compared a sale of Siberia to China to the Louisiana Purchase, but a better comparison would be Seward's Folly, the sale of Alaska for $7 million. The Louisiana Territory was sold by its overseas colonial occupier. In this hypothetical sale, Russia would be selling vast land to a neighbor it sometimes quarrels with. I wouldn't expect the Russians to repeat Seward's Folly. The story compared a sale of Siberia to China to the Louisiana Purchase, but a better comparison would be Seward's Folly, the sale of Alaska for $7 million. The Louisiana Territory was sold by its overseas colonial occupier. In this hypothetical sale, Russia would be selling vast land to a neighbor it sometimes quarrels with. I wouldn't expect the Russians to repeat Seward's Folly.

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