Comments on: China: Past, Present, and Future http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2009/11/12/china-past-present-and-future.html All of us against the machine Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:13:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Guest469 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2009/11/12/china-past-present-and-future.html/comment-page-1#comment-329000 Guest469 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:01:53 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/?p=8071#comment-329000 Mao may have been a better wartime leader but Chiang Kai Shek was surely a better peacetime one. China gets either a Humanist without Humanity or a Soldier who can't and won't fight. IF ONLY Chiang Kai-Shek had a few more years to build up his army with German assistance, Nationalist China could of been fielding the most advanced army in Asia. Unfortunately the Japanese noticed. Incidently, I think you are wrong in suggesting elsewhere that KMT China would like India today, I'd imagine that it would be closer to Japan but 10 times larger, assuming we didn't get nuked by the Soviets during the Cold War. But this is all Alt-Hist fiction now. Mao may have been a better wartime leader but Chiang Kai Shek was surely a better peacetime one.
China gets either a Humanist without Humanity or a Soldier who can’t and won’t fight.

IF ONLY Chiang Kai-Shek had a few more years to build up his army with German assistance, Nationalist China could of been fielding the most advanced army in Asia. Unfortunately the Japanese noticed.

Incidently, I think you are wrong in suggesting elsewhere that KMT China would like India today, I’d imagine that it would be closer to Japan but 10 times larger, assuming we didn’t get nuked by the Soviets during the Cold War.
But this is all Alt-Hist fiction now.

]]> By: tdaxp http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2009/11/12/china-past-present-and-future.html/comment-page-1#comment-327410 tdaxp Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:34:09 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/?p=8071#comment-327410 Purpleslog, Fixed! Though I think if you look the number of KMT soldiers killed by the Japanese, versus the number of KMTs soldiers who died from starvation, neglect, and exposure, one might wonder... vimothy, The market-price system. It is no longer functioning. James, I did not realize that -- very fitting! Cixi is a monster without redeeming qualities, at least in a political sense. The worst of Stalin and Mao, just without the positive press. Purpleslog,

Fixed!

Though I think if you look the number of KMT soldiers killed by the Japanese, versus the number of KMTs soldiers who died from starvation, neglect, and exposure, one might wonder…

vimothy,

The market-price system. It is no longer functioning.

James,

I did not realize that — very fitting!

Cixi is a monster without redeeming qualities, at least in a political sense. The worst of Stalin and Mao, just without the positive press.

]]> By: James http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2009/11/12/china-past-present-and-future.html/comment-page-1#comment-326321 James Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:16:32 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/?p=8071#comment-326321 November 12 is also significant for China because it is Sun Yat-sen's birthday. I'm not sure if you knew that when you were writing this post. But largely, I agree that the 1911 revolution left much chaos in its aftermath. It is unfortunate that the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Days'_Reform" rel="nofollow">100 Days Reform</a> did not take root. China would be much different today if that had been the case. November 12 is also significant for China because it is Sun Yat-sen’s birthday. I’m not sure if you knew that when you were writing this post.

But largely, I agree that the 1911 revolution left much chaos in its aftermath. It is unfortunate that the 100 Days Reform did not take root. China would be much different today if that had been the case.

]]> By: vimothy http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2009/11/12/china-past-present-and-future.html/comment-page-1#comment-326023 vimothy Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:36:22 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/?p=8071#comment-326023 "We have destroyed the market-price system in this country" Er, woah there my good man--you've destroyed what?! “We have destroyed the market-price system in this country”

Er, woah there my good man–you’ve destroyed what?!

]]> By: purpleslog http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2009/11/12/china-past-present-and-future.html/comment-page-1#comment-325985 purpleslog Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:37:58 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/?p=8071#comment-325985 "de jure resistance against China"....Japan? “de jure resistance against China”….Japan?

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