Comments on: Korea Voted China’s Least Favorite Neighbor http://rokdrop.com/2008/07/15/korea-voted-chinas-least-favorite-neighbor/ Serving on the Forgotten Frontier Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:44:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Sonagi http://rokdrop.com/2008/07/15/korea-voted-chinas-least-favorite-neighbor/#comment-178820 Sonagi Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:51:40 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2008/07/15/korea-voted-chinas-least-favorite-neighbor/#comment-178820 Based on internet and personal conversations with Mainland Chinese, I list the following: 1. Real and exaggerated historical and territorial disputes: Goguryeo, Gando, speed skating sign stunt, historical fantasy dramas showing half of China under Korean rule 2. Exaggerated or fictitious cultural "thefts": Confucius was Chinese, Chinese characters were invented by Koreans, registration of Dano/Duanwu with UNESCO Koreans are the Polacks of Chinese ethnic/nationality jokes, which mock Korean claims to have invented/discovered/created everything. After hearing and reading Chinese rants, I feel most gripes are without merit, but for whatever reason, Koreans are a favorite target. I think there is also envy at the economic success and political freedoms of a small, former tributary state. Save for South Koreans and Thais, Chinese people enjoy a higher standard of living and greater political and economic freedom than their neighbors. Based on internet and personal conversations with Mainland Chinese, I list the following:

1. Real and exaggerated historical and territorial disputes: Goguryeo, Gando, speed skating sign stunt, historical fantasy dramas showing half of China under Korean rule

2. Exaggerated or fictitious cultural “thefts”: Confucius was Chinese, Chinese characters were invented by Koreans, registration of Dano/Duanwu with UNESCO

Koreans are the Polacks of Chinese ethnic/nationality jokes, which mock Korean claims to have invented/discovered/created everything. After hearing and reading Chinese rants, I feel most gripes are without merit, but for whatever reason, Koreans are a favorite target. I think there is also envy at the economic success and political freedoms of a small, former tributary state. Save for South Koreans and Thais, Chinese people enjoy a higher standard of living and greater political and economic freedom than their neighbors.

]]> By: C7 http://rokdrop.com/2008/07/15/korea-voted-chinas-least-favorite-neighbor/#comment-178818 C7 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:49:55 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2008/07/15/korea-voted-chinas-least-favorite-neighbor/#comment-178818 Maybe it's the way Chinese nationals get treated in Korea. Maybe it’s the way Chinese nationals get treated in Korea.

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]]> By: USinKorea http://rokdrop.com/2008/07/15/korea-voted-chinas-least-favorite-neighbor/#comment-178672 USinKorea Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:44:27 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2008/07/15/korea-voted-chinas-least-favorite-neighbor/#comment-178672 This makes me curious as to why? What could average Chinese be hearing about South Korea, and in what venues, to warrant such a rating? South Korea does not have any real territorial disputes with China that could play out frequently in the media. South Korea doesn't have Korean troops stationed throughout China. I don't think South Korea is a powerful enough to be viewed as a post-modern colonizer. So what factors are being played up by what social outlets to generate such a wide-spread negative view? This makes me curious as to why?

What could average Chinese be hearing about South Korea, and in what venues, to warrant such a rating?

South Korea does not have any real territorial disputes with China that could play out frequently in the media.

South Korea doesn’t have Korean troops stationed throughout China.

I don’t think South Korea is a powerful enough to be viewed as a post-modern colonizer.

So what factors are being played up by what social outlets to generate such a wide-spread negative view?

]]> By: shattered http://rokdrop.com/2008/07/15/korea-voted-chinas-least-favorite-neighbor/#comment-178514 shattered Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:29:59 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2008/07/15/korea-voted-chinas-least-favorite-neighbor/#comment-178514 Chinese will return to Korea and Korea will hang themselves in fear, just as she did in the old days. Chinese will return to Korea and Korea will hang themselves in fear, just as she did in the old days.

]]> By: Sonagi http://rokdrop.com/2008/07/15/korea-voted-chinas-least-favorite-neighbor/#comment-178501 Sonagi Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:42:19 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2008/07/15/korea-voted-chinas-least-favorite-neighbor/#comment-178501 I noticed that story, too, and almost blogged about it until I saw the date - December 2007. It's curious how old stories sometimes pop up in the most viewed section. The results don't surprise me, though. I noticed that story, too, and almost blogged about it until I saw the date - December 2007. It’s curious how old stories sometimes pop up in the most viewed section. The results don’t surprise me, though.

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