S. Korean heads to China for study the most, instead of U.S.

[terranMarine]

I don't know why the Indian is so obsessed with creating a Sino Sphere surrounding both Koreas and Japan when almost no Chinese pay any attention to it. Waste of time, money and energy for such a trifle matter. Fat Kim is rebellious, both SK & JP are US lapdogs (although they are pets they are taking advantage of the US which is why Trump is not so happy about certain policies from these two)

 

[Bussard Ramjet]

there's still a large working population in china, when the population gets older and labor is needed then i see some changes by National Development and Reform Commission. of course, if the coming robotic revolution really changes things, then it may not be needed.

Please can we stop with this trope of robotic revolution?

Robotic and Technological revolution has been happening for centuries.

In 1000 AD, over 90% of people were usually involved in agriculture.

Now, in any advanced country, there are barely 1 or 2%.

Technological revolution would only increase quality of labor. But it would be equal for everyone.

In today's globalized world, technology, capital, and skill is very easily transferable.

Hence, robotics would be available to everyone.

In the end quantity would matter a lot.

American influence and military bases in Asia isn't going to last forever. I really only give it 30 years more years.

It can last forever, if China doesn't get its act together.

winners write history as always

Here, US won, because of its soft power. US won german people's support, even most of East Europe's support way before the collapse of Soviet Union.

Countries like Czechoslovakia, Hungary, East Germany, Poland, were already won long before USSR broke down.

 

[Kiss_of_the_Dragon]

Again, its not about what these countries wanting.

You can make economic linkages, trade linkages, immigration linkages, which at a future date will make them more likely to join the Sinosphere, with their own will.

Consider the US and USSR.

Both these countries fought hard in Germany for influence, and their spheres. It was not necessarily Germany wanting to choose one, but ultimately US won significantly.

Don't waste your time, the only way for them to join Sino-sphere is when China become a glorious power nation as during Tang empire, these nations will automatically crawl to Beijing and offer the unconditional goodwill gesture to join Sino-sphere. I don't think China will have problem for any linkages but we will ask for reciprocity, are they prepare to accept that as well?