Dear Clark, Steve, Stitch <no ordering> et al - heh heh <embarassed>, thanks for the correction - there is no room for sloppiness here <SG>.
Some random musings here. Regarding alignment, I suspect survival [of different asian countries] dictates how these countries form their alliances. History is an elastic notion. OOH, what if Dulles Foster had shook hands with Chou En Lai in Geneva. OTOH, speaking of the latter half of the 1800s, the US was the only country who had the decency to plow back some of the indemnity to the Chinese communities. In that vein, I do believe that ronins [sp?] will reemerge from the japanese scene.
Regarding China, there are several steps she will need to take before hegemony, like WTO and G8 <VBG>. Like EU and the possible expansion of NAFTA, asian countries have already had ad hoc organization ASEAN. However, my suspicion is that corruptions and tyrannies must be curtained first. While there are many hot spots, idealistically, I believe every nation - except N Korea - is workable.
Dear Clark, also read that Mr Soros is in the process of closing out Quantum Emerging Growth Fd.
best, Bosco
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