Tag: East Asia

How Eating Wheat vs Rice Shaped The Vast Cultural Differences Between Northern and Southern China

Posted on by Lone Candle

Societies that primarily grow rice rather than wheat tend to be more collectivist due to rice requiring more of a group effort.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THGJxJcM8IE

Is China Beating Trump?

Posted on by Lone Candle

China’s stranglehold on the supply of rare earths is damaging America’s ability to build military equipment and commercial cars. So far, Trump’s trade war on China is costly with little to no reward.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXd0dTfc2Pk

We’re All Sleeping on a China-Philippines War

Posted on by Lone Candle

China uses military forces to kill the Philippines and other neighbors by a thousand cuts, slowly encroaching on national waters. China is aggressively using military forces to take territory from its neighbors.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TszXa5GsIw

The Rise of Japan’s ‘Iron Lady’ and Its Political Shift to the Right | Big Take Asia

Posted on by Lone Candle

Japan’s first woman prime minister is somewhat populist right.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFwvVChYp2M

China’s New Military Equipment Revealed – The PLA Parade and its Modernisation Speed Run

Posted on by Lone Candle

China is modernizing their military, including their nuclear weapons. Their military is getting very high tech very quickly. China is no longer just copying other people’s technology.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRts6IVMelA