Why China Needs Korea more than Taiwan

[@Kamome163]

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[@giovanni-ed7zq]

If china oversteps all the americans have to do is hit the 3 gorges dame on the 1000 mile river to coast to shanghai. will cripple the chinese economy and flood central china.

[@koharumi1]

Please include metric units for all the international viewers instead of exclusively focusing on the America audience.

[@user-uy1rg8td1v]

Great KZbin video, but I found the background music was way too loud and distracting. I would strongly suggest you get rid of it altogether. I firmly believe that background music is distracting, annoying, and unnecessary (especially for educational or opinionated videos with lots of talking). I also believe that people want to hear you speak/get information/hear your opinions and not hear generic background music that doesn't really add anything useful and that people have to mentally filter out. Plus it will be one less thing you will have to do when making videos. Thank you.

[@dprkno.1]

bro How much money did the US gov give you to do this video?😅

[@ddzg-pp3jz]

Westerners have a big misunderstanding about China. It has a large number of people, a strong military, and the soldiers are resistant to fighting. These perceptions are all wrong. A large number of people does not represent the correct governance system of the CCP. The people are willing to follow and the military is strong. The Beiyang Navy of the Qing Dynasty was also strong and defeated the weak Japan because the ruling group was rotten! These will not have combat effectiveness. The Chinese soldiers during the Korean War are incomparable to modern Chinese soldiers. At that time, they experienced landlord fighting and land reform. The national system was reformed, so people would work hard for the CCP, but now they have gone back and not many people work hard for the CCP.

[@yuhno808]

Likewise to the USA, S.Korea is significantly important strategic location as well. It's the only directly connected land-mass in East Asia where US operates its base.

[@MrQkim]

I wouldn't emphasize that too much because Korean leftists use that fact as leverage to gain concessions from the US. Korea needs the US army much more than the US needs a Korean base, but they try to distort this reality.

[@Peace-xl6pe]

as the dominant of the earth.

[@Cyan_Nightingale]

Except China lets North Korea poor & starves.

[@Cyan_Nightingale]

Except China lets North Korea poor & starves.

[@Peace-xl6pe]

@@Cyan_Nightingale you believe

[@hilestoby2628]

I really enjoyed the aerial perspective of the maps especially the one with the North Korean rocket launch. I have seen no other maps with your style. Keep up the great work.

[@allfunfacts93]

The first Korean country 'Joseon' was settled in 2000 BC, and it started spreading out from current Chinese Manchuria land to current North Korean land. Most Korean-based tribes started its civilization from Manchuria to Korean peninsula, and most chinese-based tribes started from Southern Chinese area. There were few big invasions from Chinese to take over Manchuria from 'Goguryeo Dynasty' when Chinese had 'Sui dynasty', 'Dang Dynasty', but all attempts failed and Korean kept Manchuria land until 676 AD (They lost all Northern land after Unified Shilla because Shilla allied with Dang Dynasty to take over two other Korean kingdoms ,Goguryeo and Bakjae, and they promised to give northern land if it succeeds). Manchuria was not only for Korea, but there were many non-chinese Manchurian tribes who got forced to become Chinese now. Ironically, Chinese last 'Qing Dynasty' is not actually Chinese but Manchurian tribe. (China got taken over by Manchurian, but they are embarrassed to admit it, so they just say Manchurian is also Chinese lol). Chinese had been taken over and ruled by many non-chinese tribes for a long time. Even Won dynasty was also ruled by Genghis Khan and his sons for few hundreds years when Korea kept its own dynasty and government that time. Those typical chinese traditional stuffs like Chi pao is not Chinese but Manchurian tribe culture. So the main point is, China already forced to merge Southern Mongolia, Tibet, Hong Kong, and Uighur which all are insisting that they are NOT chinese and they have their own identity.. If China is keep bullshitting with the original stuff, Manchuria is originally and historically Korean land, so we have a right to merge that land as Korean territory with Chinese logic. Stop being dirty in the world politics and just be calm. Please have a lesson through 'British trade war', 'Japanese Manchuria War' and all ancient wars with Korea and Vietnam that we eventually beat you guys up. Chinese have no War DNA, you guys are not warriors, especially 'han' tribe is incompetent. Guys, China will eventually bring a huge trouble in the world politics, and they are the cancer of this world. We need to either destruct or restrain this cancer-like country.

[@深海在等]

@@allfunfacts93 The only foreign capital China captured was Seoul (in 1951). If China was so weak, what was South Korea whose capital was captured? Why was the person who died the most in the Korean War in South Korea not qualified to sign the Korean War Armistice? Don’t you have any understanding of your own strength and status?

[@theremoon92]

@@allfunfacts93 小狗在犬叫

[@Justlibing010]

Yea I love this map style

[@JoelCorrente]

I really enjoy the way you you visualize these topics! Some of the best in the geopolitics category.

[@electrosyzygy]

Liked and subscribed! Especially appreciate the detailed, properly coloured topographic maps--essential for geopolitics in my view. They were detailed enough to also see important waterways and infer watersheds. Good stuff!

[@honeyfunpedia2329]

Most foreign invaders that conquered or tried to conquer mainland China first invaded the Korean peninsula in advance to secure the invasion route: the Khitans, the Jin dynasty, the Mongols, the Toyotomi regime of Japan, the Qing dynasty, and the Empire of Japan. The Chinese often call the Korean peninsula a “dagger” pointed at mainland China from a geopolitical perspective. That is why China intervened in the Korean War and saved North Korea while it was barely recovering from the severe damages of the Chinese Civil War.

[@patthonsirilim5739]

basicaly china dosent give a fuck who controls north korea as long as its not part of the us coaliation.

[@honeyfunpedia2329]

@@patthonsirilim5739 I'm pretty sure that it is your own thought, not what many Chinese governments in history actually thought. Not only against U.S. influence over the peninsula but also against Japanese or Manchu influence, Chinese dynasties always tried to intervene in Korea as a preventive measure.

[@honeyfunpedia2329]

@@martincompany6667 I'm referring to North Korea's Kim regime, not the North Korean people or the country in general.

[@honeyfunpedia2329]

@goodjob3314 중국이 역사적으로 가장 두려워 했던 건 흉노, 몽골, 여진(만주족), 일본 정도지, 고구려는 무슨 고구려야. ㅋㅋㅋ 결국 당나라에 개쳐발려서 멸망한 게 고구련데 ㅋㅋㅋ 차라리 동시대 당나라 수도 장안을 일시적으로 점령했던 토번이 고구려보다 중국에 더 위협적이었겠다. ㅋㅋ 다짜고짜 친일파 드립 치는 거 보니 딱 어떤 성향인지 알겠네. ㅋㅋ 맨날 역사를 강조하면서 실제 역사에는 무지한 게 이들의 특징이지. ㅋㅋ

[@戚文玮]

I'm Chinese and I'm surprised you know so much. If you look at China's geographical environment, China's Henan Province (geographical center) is an important grain-producing area. Historically, whoever gets the central region has a huge advantage and can unify the countries. Europe is a great plain, which resulted in each region being evenly matched, so Europe is a broken structure to this day, and Hitler's plan to unify Europe also failed.

[@snowade]

thank you so much for posting this amazing video. The graphics and transition effects were very good, it definitely helped me to understand the video

[@Kamome163]

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[@trashtiermemester4971]

Yes, this is why during Korea war, when South Korea and the US eventually pushed into North Korea, China had to intervene because knowing US would be a threat to Chinas, China couldn’t have let them takeover NK and build military bases near China’s border

[@tominmtnvw]

China was no match for the United States during that conflict. We just lacked the will to unify the peninsula. Now look what we have facing us.

[@steinbauge4591]

@@tominmtnvw So why did McArthur want to use nukes? The Chinese had huge losses but theld their own confronting the US at the all time high of the latter's land war prowess and preparation. If the US/NATO had tried to take and control NK China would have committed more forces, this was a true red line. Just as Tibet was, where the CIA is said to have suffered its biggest defeat in the 20th century when China moved in.

[@BlackHawkBallistic]

​@@steinbauge4591because the UN forces lacked the will power to send countless men to a meat grinder which china had no problem doing. Just like he said.

[@superchargerone]

@@BlackHawkBallistic lol usa sent so many of its own to meat grinders before and after korea and usa lost because it lost. practically all history books says so except the comic history books you read huh.

[@superchargerone]

@@tominmtnvw yes yes good old us of a. the greatest country in the whole wide world uSa uSa uSa lol you couldnt win korea, you couldnt win vietnam and so many other countr5ies that you love to bomb but now you think you actually could win when history books said otherwise. what you smoking?

[@benkim2016]

S Korea is surrounded by 3 super powers for the 1000s of years and was colonized for 36 years and conquered by Mongo for 60 years. Lots of wars with China but never got colonized. The nearest non-super power country is Vietnam, about 5 hours by air!!

[@themagickalmagickman]

1:48 yes, but if you choose that same radius for a city further south that 57% statistic will rise drastically. Beijing is on the periphery, not in the center

[@eal8645]

Great amount of research has been done on this piece!!! Quality of this video is better than that of BBC and PBS. Keep it up!!!

[@Justin1an]

KAMOME is LEMiNNO version of Geopolitics. Really impressive works. This channel deserve more subs!

[@jeremyz653]

For China, preserving North Korea is for self-defense, while controlling Taiwan is for gaining the ability to launch offense.

[@YangSunWoo]

I would argue both is for defense. Taiwan also acts as a launching point for naval attacks.

[@GIN.356.A]

@@YangSunWoo This is wrong for a very simple reason: If an invasion of Taiwan from the mainland is considered extremely difficult. The reverse is literally impossible. OP got it right.

[@richardchen103]

@@GIN.356.Anot that it’s impossible, but an invasion to capitulate Beijing is far easier from Tianjin than the Taiwan Strait.

[@YangSunWoo]

@@GIN.356.A maybe true, but it also serves as battleship to fire missiles. It's not hard to imagine why Taiwan is important.

[@GIN.356.A]

@@YangSunWoo sure, but China has millions of rockets aimed at Taiwan at any moment. If Taiwan became a threat, it would be obliterated. Not to mention being an island in such proximity to the mainland, their viral shipping lanes would be completely blocked in such an event. Taiwan's most important strategic value is it limits China's free access to deep water. Which limits China's ability. To project power. It's not great as a launch pad to invade China. Actually China's geography makes an invasion pretty difficult from any direction, with the only exception being through Korea.

[@꼰미남-z3r]

There are not only Beijing in front of US bases in Korean Peninsular, but also Shanghai and more than 2/3 of big and important cities of China.

[@johnnyissuper6955]

I love the POV maps from Beijing, really insightful.

[@Kamome163]

Thank you so much Johnny🥹

[@TechnoRiff]

I would agree - rotating the various maps give more balanced and dynamic views of perspectives from multiple nations.

[@mrJ-bl2ky]

Korea:Please leave me alone!

[@curzethemall]

Never. Hypocrite

[@SnghoHan]

Such a long awaited part 2. I love it.

[@Kamome163]

I’m glad you remembered 🥹 I hope I learned from my mistakes on the Korean topographic names 😉

[@SnghoHan]

@@Kamome163 a bit of a pronounciation error, but not that much. It's not "inch-in," but rather, "inch on."

[@Kamome163]

@@SnghoHan aw snap😅 Well let’s see what we can do on the part 3

[@SnghoHan]

@@gyuminahn7053 괜찮아요. 저도 아는데 그냥 발음하기 쉬운 단어들로 묶은 거예요. e랑 o가 붙어 있는 단어가 영어엔 많지 않아서요.

[@heavenoheck9664]

​@@Kamome163At least you're providing the otherwise impeccable narration! Great overall delivery 👏

[@ChairmanMeow1]

This channel is just as good as Caspian Report, GoodTimes-BadTimes, and other geo political channels. Keep putting out the great content and you'll get (much) more viewers for sure.

[@parkovski6783]

any other channel suggestions pls?

[@정의훈-t6h]

this channel is better because everybody else neglects the importance of korea

[@redhidinghood9337]

Caspian report has massively dropped in credibility recently. He keeps talking about Russian justification of the invasion as a geopolitically rational explanation, as if any country or even whole of nato would wage an offensive war against a huge country with nuclear weapons

[@GHST995]

@@redhidinghood9337 CR def been reaching last few vids.

[@InfamousAustinT0]

​@redhidinghood9337 I have to agree. I've found Caspian Report a lot less appealing these days which sucks because thats the channel that introduced me to the world of geopolitics.

[@goonerdoy]

Nice vid and superb visuals mate - I hope the Koreas reunite one day in our lifetime, their potential is untapped and limitless.

[@nathanielmoran1819]

🎉Just made my day!!🎉 Enjoyed the topic, well done

[@Kamome163]

You just made mine! Thank you so much Nathaniel 🙌

[@hugeloan6493]

China needs N.Kor. Then S.Kor is even more essential to USA, Japan, Nato, EU, Asean... S Korea is the only piece of land to connect to East Asia from the pacific, Japan is an Island.

[@byhyew]

Major error, the China-North Korea defense pact was signed in 1961, well after the Korean War, not 1949, before the Korean War.

[@surelyschuler4786]

Another fantastic video Kamome, I appreciate all your hard work and persistence 🙏

[@therealspeedwagon1451]

I always saw North Korea as important to China as it acts as a bulwark or buffer zone against American military bases. North Korea is by all accounts a satellite state of China even if both sides like to act like it isn’t. Had South Korea won the Korean War, there would be American military bases stationed right on the border with China. North Korea acts as a buffer zone between Beijing and American bases. I didn’t realize it was actually much deeper than simply that, and that China recognizes the importance of the island chain strategy that keeps it within the Yellow Sea. I’m honestly surprised that they haven’t yet funded Okinawan separatists who are fed up with being under Japanese and American rule. Were they to do so that would provide a major ally to China and a massive break in the chain that would allow them full access into the Pacific Ocean.

[@niftythelynx]

Great videography but I don’t like how you restate everything 50x it sounds like you’re a highschooler trying to meet the word requirement in an English class essay.

[@oceanusman]

hey bro I missed your vids in my feed, keep up the good work

[@Kamome163]

Thanks man, I will for sure💪

[@BeastHighlightsOfficial]

This channel is way underrated, it should’ve already gotten a million or more subscribers by now.

[@Kamome163]

Thank you🥹♥️

[@97DarkSkull]

Yes the narration and quality of information is very good. However I think the animations (even if pretty and highend) are very confusing and disorienting. I think changing camera movements can be huge part of this

[@danielqu9926]

this is a shit video in so many ways like why are u even making this. China does not need Korea bro

[@raul17843]

Stop turning around the freaking map!! A map is with the North UP! It s extremely confusing to follow up with the map messed up

[@Unrequired]

Taiwan does have challenging geographical features on its eastern coast with steep underwater terrain, where the sea depth quickly increases to 1,000 meters within 10 kilometers of the shoreline and even deeper at tens of kilometers offshore, making it suitable for submarines. In contrast, the Korean Peninsula provides relatively easier access to the Chinese mainland and Mongolia due to its flat terrain and proximity.

[@Westhamthegreatestteam]

What..? Are you serious 🧐 The 70% of land in South Korea are mountains. And North Korea is more serious.

[@JH-ek5bn]

@@Westhamthegreatestteam What..? West of South and North korea is a plain with low mountains. Look google earth lol.

[@michaelking9195]

See about 7 minutes into the video, about the Chiangbek Mountains on China's side of the Korean border.

[@BenhurBaguio]

But Taiwan should not be complacent on its eastern geographical feature , remember what Gen.Patton said before that mountains / fortifications can be overcome

[@IamHandsome4u]

But korea was never a part of china, it makes no sense for china to target SK.

[@benbo4394]

China has no plausible reason to take Korea for themselves compared to Taiwan, and officially China and Taiwan are still at war with only an unwritten ceasefire in place, similar to both Korea.

[@x-dw7wq]

China has no intention of occupying North Korea, and the United States has to put a machine gun at the door of China.

[@MAHORAGADAOPPSTOPPA]

​@Boozful8yeah Glory to China

[@GTFO_0]

​@Boozful8😂Slava slava It will get concurred haha❤🇨🇳Less Goo china numba waan😂

[@candleproducer]

중공이 무슨 방법으로 한국을 점령할 수 있다고 보느냐 ㅎㅎㅎ

[@이재명각하만세]

@@MAHORAGADAOPPSTOPPA china‘s lap dog here’

[@GangUn_Ryu]

If China want to invade Korea, we will destroy their important cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Qingdao etc. It will be hard to win the war, but It's easy to destroy their own cities. refer to 3:30 중국이 우리나라를 점령하려고 한다면 우리는 베이징, 상하이, 칭다오 등 그들의 주요 도시들을 파괴할겁니다 전쟁에서 이기긴 힘들겠지만 주요 도시 파괴는 쉽게 가능합니다 3:30 을 참고하시면 되겠습니다

[@樹太郎]

So do we Taiwanese! If they invade us, we'll fight for death and remove Beijing from the map.

[@taosir8571]

China will provide enough deadly weapons to North Korea, so that South Koreans will always live in the danger of war at any time

[@GangUn_Ryu]

@jies2811 번역기 잘못 돌렸나보네 채식주의라니 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ 중국산 방어 시스템이면 요격하려다가 중간에 터져서 미사일 방어 실패할테니까 채식주의 맞는 듯

[@袁宇翔元]

哈哈 我真想笑 你先考虑你能不能打过你北方的兄弟吧 你不会以为第二次朝战 美国再帮你登录吧 第一次朝战美国都不敢轰炸中国沿海城市 我可以说 第二次朝战韩国是能被赶会水下

[@banealsmanana3672]

솔직히 한국정도 성질이면 그냥 다같이 죽자하고 한반도 전체를 방사능 구덩이로 만들듯 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 내가 죽는거면 너도 죽는거야 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 우리나라가 북한이나 중국의 침략을 받는다면 핵을 최대한 많이 터트리면 좋겠다. 동아시아를 아예 방사능 구덩이로 만들어주마 이ㅅㄲ들 ㅋㅋ

[@parmenideskim9739]

Throughout the history, whenever Korea was strong, the whole east Asia was in peace. In contrast, whenever Korea lost power, the brute war occurred in the whole east Asia. For instance, in 1592, Japan invaded into Korea with 300,000 troops. But Japan was defeated by Korean army after 7 year-lasted war. Therefore Japan was forced to give up her dream to conquer the China. But in 1895, Korea was weakened and Japan colonized Korea, then invaded into Manchuria in 1933, next China in 1937, finally United states of America in 1941. If Korea was strong in 19th century, Japan could not invade China and United states of America during world war II.

[@blowindzhang6795]

Japan was defeated by Korean army in 1592, your history book is full of lies

[@明明-t9c]

哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈

[@reon3581]

🎌🎌🎌

[@blue-d4g]

I won't consider 1592 to be a time when Korea was strong. It was one of the times when it was the weakest, at least when it came to military power.

[@blue-d4g]

​@@blowindzhang6795Our history books ARE NOT full of lies. I think you and a couple million Chinese people are under the impression that a small number of Koreans on the internet represent all of us, THEY DON'T. OK?

[@widodoakrom3938]

That's means china will always support NK economically

[@Little-chilli]

中国参与了联合国的经济制裁，但是保留了部分贸易以保障朝鲜人民基本生活。北朝鲜的核武器研发也不符合中国利益。

[@智-n3g]

@@Little-chilli China will eventually pay the price of not stepping up to NK's nuclear armament. NK is a perfect excuse for JP & SK to develop nuclear weapons as well. Having two nuclear armed, possibly hostile, forces 500km away from capital is the price china will pay.

[@Little-chilli]

@@智-n3g 你真的要笑死我，这俩国家就是美国殖民地完全没有自主权。这种严重挑战中国底线的事你可以让他俩试试，看会不会给你来一次中国版的古巴导弹危机。我不相信有了乌克兰的前车之鉴，美国领导人还会蠢到挑战区域大国底线。我还是对美债什么时候爆炸更感兴趣，以及美国那年产35万发炮弹的军工产能嘲笑年产600万发炮弹的俄罗斯。

[@sungjane]

"China and South Korea are already in a competitive state in the mobile phone market."

[@sungjane]

北韓跟俄國比較好吧@@Little-chilli

[@bangmo7]

Mr. Sydeny Seiler, the former National Intelligence Officer on North Korea, of the US, recently said "the nukes/missiles of NK are not for defense or offense but for coercion". He refrained from elaborating on WHOM NK intends to coerce for WHAT. I totally agree with your perspective. And that perspective sheds light on "Whom does NK intend to coerce for what, on whose behalf?" 1) NK is doing the 'coercion agency biz' for China. (doing it on China's behalf) 2) NK is trying to coerce SK and the US NOT to intervene in the Taiwan contingency. This is a delusion. The CCP/PLA do not know dynamics, complexity or action/reaction. Thanks to NK's coercion, the weapons and armament of SK develops very fast, very strong. Sooner or later SK will have: - its own joint tactical data link interopearatng with that of the US (virtually the only case the US has 'allowed' ...) - its own BMD interoperating with that of the US (the only country where the US Space Force is disaptched to implement this) - its own regional positioning system (by usiing two to three Tundra orbit satelites, under implementaiton) - the only country the US has declared to use nukes for, is having joint planning/exercises( for nuke contingencty) with, and is letting the US SSBNs make port calls to. What is the implication? South Korea can engage China at a low intensity conflict; the US takes the reponsibility for managing/containing the after-effects of the engagement. When we have communication, BMD, Air- Defence and positional-missile-guidance independent of the US, the latter cannot hold us if we have decided to engage China. In addition, we are developing quite good 4.5+ fighters, with indigenous link, AESA radar, EO-TS, EO-DAS, Electronic-Warfare-Suite, and missiles. I suppose the figter(KF-21) will be able to launch indigenous mid-range (400~500 km) supersonic missiles against ships and radars...mid range (500~1,000 km) subsonic curise missiles against ships and moving suface targets.... mid range (800~1,000 km) cruise bunker busters (like JASSM-ER). South Korea is a staunch ally of the US; however, it knows that sometimes it shoudl act on its own, against the opposition of the US. This determination is the basis of Korean 'self-reliant defense', which is the motto of Korean weapons. Our weapons were not meant for sales. That is why we have developed 'weapons for non-nuke high-intensity wars'. Ukranine has happened to make ours 'popular'. And those state-of-art weapons I just mentioned above are too dangerous to export. Still we insist on making them indigenously because the US will not sell those dangerous ones to us anyway and, even if it does, will exert a very strict control on the usage. China has earned a monstrous desire/determination of Koreans.

[@OwenPhillipsMBA]

Superb visualisation, great content, thank you!

[@ernestxu4571]

I think it would be better to look into the strategic decisions of china during the Korean War, which reveals the key security concerns within this area.

[@ignisilluminati]

Mao Zedong chose to intervene the Korean War at the cost of abandoning the chance to invade Taiwan and to finish the Chinese Civil War.

[@ianokan9120]

The intro of the video is literally "Why did x enemy country put its borders next to our military bases"

[@j.min____7527]

korea is not china historycally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! korea is definitely different from china historically!!!!!!

[@gladteer873]

China is not China historycally

[@leesunwu5025]

The Korean Peninsula is still at the forefront of the Cold War due to the confrontation between democracy and communism(autocracy). The Korean Peninsula, which has long been plagued by aggression from China and Japan, is now divided by ideological conflicts. As a S.Korean, I am proud that even during the worst Cold War, S.Korea did not fall for communism and protected liberal democracy. If you look at the world map when the Soviet Union existed, North Korea, China and the Soviet Union were all red teams except South Korea, but South Korea did not give in to them until the end. Of course, the situation is the same now..

[@IcannotSetName]

Incheon is a port city in korea, not in china

[@drsteiner12]

It's so funny how "strongly condemn" literally is meaningless to North Korea but UN and US keeps saying it as if it makes any difference.

[@무엇이든물어보살-e6y]

해양국가의 편에 서면 중국의 머리를 때리는 망치, 대륙국가의 편에 서면 일본의 심장을 찌르는 단도.

[@斩蛙人]

South Korea has never won a victory in history🤣

[@user-ov3gr6ey1b]

@@斩蛙人 이래서 해양국가편에 서야 한다니까 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 지가 어느 종족인지도 모르고 한족인 줄 알고 사는 주제에 ㅋㅋㅋ

[@斩蛙人]

@@user-ov3gr6ey1b Now is fantasy time🤣

[@ambition112]

0:44: 🚀 China protects North Korea's provocations and relies heavily on Korea for security. 3:16: 🌍 The presence of US military forces in the Korean peninsula poses a significant obstacle to China's border security. 6:45: 🌍 The Korean Peninsula is strategically vital to China due to its geographical proximity, the Changbaek mountain range, and the narrow strip of flat land extending to the North China plain. 10:11: 🗺 China's perspective on the first island chain differs from the US, starting at the southern tip of the Kamchatka Peninsula and extending through Japan and the Korean Peninsula. 13:00: 🌊 The Yellow Sea poses challenges for naval operations due to its shallow depth and high traffic, increasing the risk of conflicts involving major navies and civilian areas. Recap by Tammy AI

[@JENNYLEEWORLD]

The name china was awarded and given to china by it's western Masters who saved weak scared china from dangerous koreanic and Japanese during WW2. Over 40 million Chinese wiped out during WW2. Over 500 million Chinese wiped out in total by koreanic and Mongolic peoples. Look up CONQUEST DYNASTY. Delusional Angry confused jealous Chinese. Look up CONQUEST DYNASTY. Koreanic and Mongolic peoples conquered ruled and colonized china for over 5000 years look up CONQUEST DYNASTY. Nearly every Chinese dynasty and Chinese invention originated from koreanic and Mongolic peoples. 95% of Chinese population were austronesian negritos. Yangtze river southern china Burma southeast Asia is Homeland of Chinese austronesian negritos. Chinese never lived in yellow river region. It was inhabited only by koreanic and Mongolic peoples since time began. Han people and han dynasty was named after han river which is connected to Yangtze river and not yellow river. Chinese are not even considered Asian in Korea.chinese are same as Southeast Asians Vietnamese Thailand phillipines taiwan Burma southeast Asia. They look same and behave same. Same lifestyle. Same culture. Chinese and southeast Asians originated from Austronesians and negritos. Chinese never lived in yellow river region. Chinese are Yangtze river han river southern Chinese austronesian negritos. That is why in Korea Chinese are same as Vietnamese Thailand phillipines taiwan and Burma. Koreanic and Mongolic peoples conquered ruled and colonized china for over 5000 years look up CONQUEST DYNASTY. Chinese and southeast Asians originated from Austronesians and negritos. Han dynasty and han Chinese were named after han river that is connected to Yangtze river and not yellow river. Chinese are 100% austronesian negritos. Chinese never lived in yellow river region. It was inhabited by koreanic and Mongolic peoples since time began. Koreanic and Mongolic peoples conquered ruled and colonized china for over 5000 years. Look up CONQUEST DYNASTY. Nearly every Chinese dynasty and chinese invention originated from koreanic Mongolic peoples. 95% of Chinese history is stolen from Korean Manchu mongol history. The Chinese have zero history remaining without stealing Korean Manchu mongol history. Look up CONQUEST DYNASTY. 95% of Chinese history is stolen from koreanic Mongolic peoples history. Chinese have zero history. Chinese only lived in han river Yangtze river southern china and burma and southeast Asia. Chinese never lived in yellow river region. please look up conquest dynasty. that is why most chinese people dont even look asian. most chinese look vietnamese thailand burma phillipines. also if a chinese person looks korean then the chances of that person having korean dna is 100%. millions and 10 millions of koreans manchus and mongols moved to fake china after conquering ruling and colonizing china for over 5000 years.,.

[@kantakouzini]

​@Boozful8......the yakuza?

[@kevinkevinkevin1909]

Different ethnic Dynasty that ruled China territory always depended on Korea for defense. You never want Korea to be your enemy as neighbor.

[@cashcash5995]

A country like China does not need N Korea for protection , S Korea needs more N Korea to protect itself from China . Face to face the Chinese would over run the S Korean . The presence of US force in S Korea is just an obstacle for S Korea to be a sovereign country .

[@jwp-yh8wh]

North Koreans hate China though. They are more like pro Russia

[@JKG52]

Very interesting perspective. I had not thought of the Korean peninsulas importance the Chinese

[@Emilechen]

if we take a look in East Asian History, every war occured in Korea can affect the fate of entire East Asia, the Sui-Gogyreo war, the victory of Tang China over Japan in battle of Baekgang, the Imjin war, the first Sino-Japanese war, the Korean war...

[@HauTran-sunfromsouth]

Are you joke?? Did you ever see or watched WORLD MAP? I’m seriously, not jokes If you ever spend 2mins or fews minutes ever look at the maps, you know Taiwan, Vietnam and North Korea is IMPORTANT TO CHINA. I’m not Korean or Chinese, but I’m Vietnamese Southeast Asian but stay RIGHT NEXT IN SOUTHERN CHINA. Vietnam is Southeast Asia but because of geography so Vietnam close to China & East Asia but also close to others Southeast Asian . That’s why Vietnam kinda like between both continent (East Asia & Southeast Asia) That’s why CHINA help Vietnam in US-VN wars, they help us medical, weapons just like Russia (Soviet areas) help us. Because Vietnam stay right next to SOUTHERN CHIBA & IS THE WAY TO GOING TO FROM WEST SEAS TO INTERNATIONAL SEAS!! Because in higher is Japan block them. In middle is South Korean & Taiwan block them!! That’s why only in Southern China where Vietnam stay, if Vietnam get push into Euro or US it dangerous for China. China in Asia knowing as Dragon block in the land. That’s why China is crazy mental ARROGANT when it come to island & seas!! I’m not saying it right, but somehow I can understand their situation. That’s why after US-VN wars, we’re close friendships but we also have bad relationships with China. Be friend then be enemies, good relationships then bad relationships just because of Island & Sea borders China stolen 2 Vietnam island. It was because when US about lost & plan leaving. Vietnam give China stay on the island & they’re took it & never gave back. And they’re use this chance & bite Vietnam in the back stolen another islands. That’s why it broken relationships between both country. When I was teenage & young adult I always mad angry about this. I’m not say it right, but as I said SOMEHOW I UNDERSTAND WHY CHINA CRAZY MENTAL DESIRE WANT THESE ISLAND & SEAS CONTROL. Look at human history no powerful country don’t have their way go to the seas. Canada have 2 side by oceans& going to international seas without no one control US, RUSSIA, India, Australia is same, all have 2 sides or huge seas border gi directly to international seas!! Brazil is same French, Spain have huge side border to the seas Even Egypt & Greece. China have 1 side to the seas, but all island country around next to China is US & Europe allies. That’s why they’re scare if they get block. And US ARMY BASE build army base & navy point their weapons on China ass!! That’s why China won’t never let NORTH KOREA LOST TO SOUTH KOREA & US. Even Kim is arrogant’ not usually follow China advice. But China will always support them some basic stuffs as medical, rice & militias stuff if it needs.

[@KairuinKorea]

your videos are top notch man. I really hope you grow faster.

[@recoil53]

You listed the Korean War as a war against China, but the war was started when North Korean troops trained by China & supplied by the USSR attacked South Korea.

[@stevenbaksh5545]

Maybe he means that when the UN forces crossed the 38 parallel from the Chinese perspective it was an attack on them. That's why they risked a lot to get involved in the Korean War by going into battle with a nuclear armed state who only 5 years before leveled 2 Japanese cities while China just came out of a civil war and was a very poor country

[@tritium1998]

North Korea won a 1v1 against the South despite the US equipment there. North Vietnam reunified its country and for that it's loved as a strong ally instead of being embargoed.

[@recoil53]

@@tritium1998 South Korea was a very poor country at the time. Yes, they had some American equipment there, but so what? Hordes of trained soldiers in a surprise attack against an unprepared South Korea. And the point is that the war was not against China.

[@randomguy6152]

Taiwan and south Korea are both only alive to combat China that is a fact that we can't ignore though you are also right

[@historyrepeat402]

He is speaking about it from a Chinese strategic perspective?

[@lrkleeb]

As always, amazing content!

[@NSHUTINoble]

How do u make your maps? They are incredible.

[@hepsima]

Awesome video, keep them coming

[@공영훈-x3m]

As korean, This video was interesting since this illustrates situation over the korea peninsula in both military and economic perspective. One thing I would like to point out is eastern side ocean is East sea, Not a Sea of Japan because korea can travel to dokto island without passport unlike the japan. You need to be careful when describing or making a lecture video about korea peninsula. It is really sensitive and geographical problem for all koreans and we are really proud of that island. But thanks for the video depicting the circumstance on korea peninsula. I hope I can see more educating videos such this one in the future.

[@user-jc62a7v28]

서필리핀해를 남중국해라고 표기하는거랑 같은거지..

[@orient34139]

east가 도대체 어디 east인데 ㅋㅋ 차라리 한일해라고 표기해달라 하던가 동해 ㅇㅈㄹ하면서 동해로 불러주세요 하는거면 문제가있음

[@heian17]

What kinds of East sea? Vietnam calls south china sea as East Sea as well.

[@user-jc62a7v28]

@@heian17 ㅇㅇ 얼마 전에 필리핀이랑 중국이 분쟁 있어서 저렇게 말했지만 난 그냥 스프래틀리 군도를 기준으로 동쪽은 베트남 영해, 서쪽은 필리핀 영해였으면 좋겠음. 남중국해는 이름부터가 마음에 안 들어...

[@user-hv6lr7fm8m]

어휴 동해 타령좀 그만해라. 전세계가 일본해라고 부르는마당에 ㅋㅋ

[@clementkong8133]

As much as people like to denounce America’s involvement in Vietnam & Indochina, but if not through Korea, the only other practical way america had for large ground armies to make its way into mainland China would be through Vietnam, Laos, and Burma/Myanmar. Burma/Myanmar is too unstable and all factions are leftist leaning and are fond of the mainland. We’ve also forced out the remaining KMT military holdouts in the country in the 60’s so invading the mainland from there is untenable. And as a result of America’s loss in Vietnam & subsequently the entire Indochina, Laos after falling to the communist Pathet Lao is pro-mainland, and Vietnam after falling to North Vietnam hates the mainland, but despite that, is diplomatically an isolationist and doesn’t make allies; thus they are at most neutral in the China VS US cold war, and would not be too keen about welcoming American troops back on their soil again. So Korea really is the last inroad for ground forces America & its western allies have to the mainland.

[@user-kdg3hsjab8n]

Unified Korea can serve as a buffer zone

[@psingh1488]

Amazing video. ❤very informative.

[@hazelnut3794]

For the decisive reason why all Korean kingdoms has never surrendered to the Han tribe's Chinese-centered kingdom, which literally accounts for the majority of today's Chinese, and never gave up the Korean Peninsula itself in well over 4,000 years of history, the desire to aim for it may have reached its peak from the standpoint of now China. However, whose entire pre-1989 Chinese history was self-destroyed. As of now, we can guarantee you that unless China put their decisive national fortunes on the line, China will certainly have zero chance of putting the Korean Peninsula in their hands as a means of force and heavy pressure, lol

[@hawklord100]

S. Korea is a democracy, it is the policy of all authortarian regimes to destroy democracys as the people are free, this is not the case in Russia, China, Myanmar, NK

[@alterbluue4048]

Great video, great insight. That is why Chinese government is uncooperative on missile issues of North Korea. Specially in long range ballistic missile. Those things are not really threat on Beijing and any other coastal area. They just need their own Belarus. Forgive my english😅

[@RealityCheck6969]

Thx for this video!

[@koharumi1]

Please include metric units for all the international viewers instead of exclusively focusing on the America audience.

[@psforever8888]

Unified Korea is coming whether you like it or not. Get ready

[@epna]

That's why Korean devided two countries by two Global Power.... As Korean, It's tregedy. North-South Conflict has made both pay unproductive cost over 70 years. I'm south Korean, but I feel so sad about tregedy of people who live only 100km over. It's not joke or gossip.

[@mrstevenson2091]

Im gonna watch this video for another 2 minutes and if I'm interrupted again by another commercial I'm turning it off

[@Rgio55]

The Korean Peninsula, Japan, Vietnam, and the countries of Southeast Asia are survivors of the barbaric Chinese Empire, which was established after the destruction of the Han Chinese Empire. Europe was originally a continent of many different peoples and nations, especially Northern and Southern Europe, with different Latin and Germanic origins, but imagine combining them into one country. It's different from the European Union in that it's not one big country, but a collection of smaller ones. China is different because it has many ethnic groups, but it is one country. China was never one country in the first place, just like Europe. The reason why China is so obsessed with being one China and preventing its ethnic minorities from becoming independent is because China was never one in the first place. And doesn't the whole of Europe speak different languages? Think about it, Germany ate all of Europe except for England and Italy, and Germany is the majority and the other ethnicities they ate are the minority. Originally, each of them should have been a European ethnicity, but the European land except Italy Britain became German land, so they are German ethnicity, and all the ethnicities in Europe are called Germans, and it used to be another European ethnicity's land, but now it is German land, so Germans, who are the majority, came in and took over the land and prevented them from becoming independent. The Korean Peninsula and Vietnam Japan is a country that survived the Chinese.

[@이수인-i7m]

Manchuria is korean old lands. We must save the land

[@evergreenhills]

The whole plan is your land, go ahead and get it

[@sonik120]

You know Korea unification is only a matter of time. Korea WILL NEVER LET US, Russia, Japan or China take anything from them.

[@kevinkevinkevin1909]

US is not a threat with 30,000 soldiers in South Korea. South Korea has 600,000 active soldiers on defensive posture.

[@jazzercise300]

Yea south korea has one of the most capable militaries in the world. In event of a war i really feel like even with minimal US support they'd win. Itd be a horrible, horrible war tho.

[@RogueReplicant]

30,000 battle-hardened US troops can easily ANNIHILATE 6 million effeminate Korean soy boys. W t f is wrong with you

[@Hoya_User]

Stinky cHiNa~ 🤏

[@DanH-u3f]

Vladivostok historically belongs to China, yet China is afraid to reunify with the city.

[@ExtraSpicyRice]

This dude used ChatGPT to write this video 💀

[@dylreesYT]

Interesting and educational video. But "three main reasons" is how we know this is a simplified video, it's ALWAYSSSSS three.

[@ArabicReja973]

*"You will never become a Westerner!"* screamed top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi shows how desperate the Chinese 🇨🇳 regime is when its two strong neighbors, Japan and South Korea, cooperate with the US in imposing chip restrictions on China.

[@Kamome163]

Hang on, who was Wang Yi screaming against?!

[@thematthew761]

I'm Chinese American and I find it so funny that Wang Yi thinks he can lecture us@@Kamome163

[@Life-Is-A-Meme-t5h]

@@Kamome163he was screaming it towards both Korea and Japan.

[@정의훈-t6h]

korea will never be neither china nor japan and that way is better for the world as well

[@thematthew761]

Yeah@@정의훈-t6h

[@purpledevilr7463]

The map is so satisfying in this video. I love it.

[@MrBdoleagle]

Great video with apparently a lot of research details. But I kind of doubt the conclusion. For China, Taiwan is still more important than Korea Peninsula. Its geopolitical weight has been exaggerated. and actually way more vulnerable than it looks like. If another war comes, I don't think China will pick Korea first to land her military.

[@derejoin]

Compared to the Taiwanese military, the S.Korean military's strength is threatening to China. The South Korean military has supersonic cruise missiles using Russian technology and high-weight warhead ballistic missiles, putting the entire eastern coast of China within range.

[@pineapplesareyummy6352]

The difference would be because Taiwan is literally the Republic of China - remnants of the last government of the Mainland, the only part of the Chinese realm that it hasn't taken back. South Korea, on the other hand, is not Chinese. If a war was to happen, that would be North Korea's business to take back its own territory and deal with its own people, much like the Vietnam War. China may intervene to stop a Korean unification favourable to the US, but China isn't ever going to take over Korean land.

[@hi4806]

@@derejoin😂😂Do you think South Korea has the ability and courage to attack Beijing? Are you kidding?

[@derejoin]

@@hi4806 If there is a war in Korea, it is a nuclear war. If China supports North Korea, Beijing is in the range of strikes as a strategic goal. Are you lacking basic military knowledge? Join the army or marine corps.

[@hi4806]

@@derejoin Koreans have no military command power, they can only help Americans fight. Do Americans dare to ask Kiev to attack Moscow with missiles now? Stop joking.

[@carefulconsumer8682]

Excellent analysis.

[@Kamome163]

Thank you

[@lastChang]

Every time North Korea fires a missle, Mr Yoon must hold China 🇨🇳 accountable for it.

[@munnakhan8961]

China: to hold accountable me, try if u can😈

[@deanzaZZR]

BS. China has influence but clearly does not call the shots in North Korea. Missiles can be targeted in any direction.

[@munnakhan8961]

@Boozful8 Hiroshima and Nagasaki 1945 🔥🔥

[@tritium1998]

South Korea has missiles with US aid. China doesn't even have its military in North Korea, but it could again with your allied fronts ironically.

[@nathanhu3937]

Interesting and knowledgeable discussion 👍

[@jaehyunchoi1443]

This is why the Republic of Korea and the U.S. military training in ROK becomes a convulsion button for China. Thus, I can understand China's crazy reaction toward to ROK because the geographic importance makes their neurosis; but it is annoying as a Korean.

[@joeyjojojrshabadoo7462]

It's not essential to the United states in the slightest.

[@chinguunerdenebadrakh7022]

12:02, I think the placement of Qingdao is wrong. It should be more southwesterly, right next to the bay one can see.

[@tonyjiang2328]

I highly doubt South Korean hackers aren’t doing the same to the country up north. They’re both probing for advantages to use against each other.

[@Kamome163]

Oh absolutely they’re doing it. But there one big difference. The amount of infrastructure (thing of hospitals, power plants etc.) in North Korea is a fraction of that of South Korea.

[@alehaim]

The sponsorship transition was smooth af

[@정의훈-t6h]

finally somebody that does a video on why korea is important taiwan is way too overated these days BUT… misleading title and approach it sounds as if korea is part of the sino-sphere which is ABSOLUTELY NOT KOREA IS NOT IN ANY WAY LIKE TAIWAN OR ANY IF THOSE OTHER CHINESE also the content should be more centered on the korean perspective… it sounds like korean people don’t play a part or doesn’t exist at all as if the whole peninsula was an empty outpost

[@정의훈-t6h]

@@garrusvakarian8709 there is NOT a single korean that likes china… NONE the low-down japanese tries to distort anti-japan attitudes as if it was pro-china it’s not just about addittues, they misinterpret the entire korean identity itself! they don’t realize how fundamentally different everything between korea and china is for instance the language… chinese are the worst korean learners because it’s so way different! even the germans learn korean faster than the chinese meanwhile taiwanese are still officially Ro china, they speak mandarin chinese they are unmistakably chinese(yet) if they’d just declare independence and get rid of mandarin and claim their own identity that would be super great… but they did they? and there comes the japanese who promotes taiwan as some bastion of freedom while trying to ruin korea’s reputation

[@rob6927]

Sino-sphere means being part of the civilization, not of "China." So Vietnam, Korea and Japan are part of Sino-sphere. I think he should put "North Korea" specifically into the title.

[@부엉이형-r8t]

@@rob6927 몇백년 까지야 중국의 문물을 받아들였지만 지금은 필요없다 서구의 문물이 더 선진적 이다

[@sungjane]

"South Korea focuses less on helping the People's Republic of China in semiconductor."

[@闪白]

​@@부엉이형-r8t 如果我没记错的话，韩国是在中国的帮助下建国

[@Grenadier311]

When are our leaders going to take cyber-attack vulnerability seriously?

[@BrianHSC]

Good video but fails to address the real question. Why is US in South Korea? To answer that question, we have to look at why we deployed THAAD in South Korea. US "OFFICIAL" reason is to protect South Korea from North but THAAD is high altitude defense system. North Korea isn't going to fire high altitude missile towards South when Seoul is within artillery range. Naturally, North Korea didn't protest much but China protested strongly and still protesting THAAD in South Korea. So much that China sanctioned trade with South Korea which cost trillions. Why? It's because THAAD has one of the strongest radar and it can see all the way into China. If China launches missile, US can detect it before it leaves Chinese border. If China tests new stealth fighter, US can see its effectiveness. In other words, US is in South Korea for US defense. Defense of South Korea is secondary to protect US base.

[@Kamome163]

That’s a great point and we briefly talk about the role of US military capabilities somewhere in the second half of the video. I agree with you, the THAAD is yes looking at North Korea, but also at whatever is flying above northeastern China’s skies. Especially around Shenyang.

[@infinitebeast5517]

I know flipping the map or giving different angles can be cool and it is but when done too much it becomes confusing to know what you're looking at

[@정의훈-t6h]

can you do a video on the ROK’s perspective? ‘why landlinked South Korea is fundamentally different and more important than japan, taiwan, and the phillipines ‘why South Korean lead reunification of the peninsula is crucial for tackling china’ ‘how South Korea plans to regain manchuria’

[@armada1290]

"How South Korea plans to regain Manchuria" lol. South Korea isn't even planning one. 병신같은거 해달라고 조르지 말고 조용히 합시다 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[@정의훈-t6h]

@@armada1290야 이게 어디서 이 새끼가

[@정의훈-t6h]

@@armada1290씨발 진짜 보자보자하니까 쳐맞으려고

[@정의훈-t6h]

@@armada1290 한국인도 아닌 중국놈은 중공으로 꺼져라

[@sungjane]

"Taiwan is just a small island nation, not connected to the People's Republic of China."

[@JerzyMajewski-ir7ru]

Please always use metric alongside imperial (if you need to use imperial at all).

[@sgrant9814]

Korea needs to physically move the capitol as far south as possible

[@miker3298]

Korea will reunify by the will of the people, like Berlin.

[@cualcualcual]

Don't underestimate South Korea.

[@primarch02]

Sejong new city: am i joke to you?

[@sungjane]

"What's even more remarkable is that the South Korean president dares not to live in the Blue House."

[@하쯔으으응]

They tried two times but failed both. First was planed in the 1970s and the president got killed before doing it. Second was in the 2000s and the Constitution Court declared it illegal

[@HiteshBhagatGameTech]

1:48 omg really ?? that is astonishing !!

[@mrbaab5932]

In most of human history, most of the Yellow Sea was a land bridge connecting China to South Korea, North Korea, Japan and Tiawan in the South China Sea. The Ice Age had much lower sea levels.

[@Kamome163]

Great point!

[@wehapil]

It's not the Yellow Sea, but the West Sea

[@ilovefangfang123]

Taiwan is a province of China.

[@zerocoke.zerodiabetes]

​@@wehapil it is generally called the Yellow Sea.. it is a proper term even in Korea, unlike the East Sea or Sea of Japan, which seems to and may validly pose some controversy

[@fraslex]

South Korea is not a threat because America is a friendly country. The US has no interest in invading China but it is important to have reliable capitalist economies around the Pacific coast.

[@pro-libertatibus]

Thanks for the Interesting, thought provoking, and well-presented exploration. You continue to be undersubscribed.

[@StevenSiebern]

USA should make a deal with China, China should seize N Korea then allow S Korea to annex N Korea which will unite the Koreas. In exchange for China selling out it's N Korea ally, USA would withdraw all military forces from Korea and Korea will agree to be nuclear free. However, USA would still keep its military alliance with Korea.

[@Kamome163]

I think it’d be very hard to seize a nuclear armed country like North Korea 😅

[@StevenSiebern]

@@Kamome163 China just needs to seize the N Korea leadership in a commando raid. The rest of N Korean military will stand down because China is their ally after all. Another easier solution is that China just assassinates the N Korean leader. Then forces the new N Korean leader to agree with S Korea annexing N Korea. The benefit of China doing this is to have all USA forces leave Korea and the benefit of the USA is to get rid of a N Korean nuclear threat.

[@SahlEbrahim]

would be nice for china if hong kong and taiwan were like north korea . china would have 3 countries that are supporting their views and statements in the UN

[@alisa2284]

From the perspective of a common Chinese, the title is absolutely strange. China wants to recover Taiwan because Taiwan has been a part of China for a very long time and if there were no American's intervention and lack of navy power, China would have done that in 1949. Opposed to that, Korean Peninsula has always been an independent country in history, although it was influenced a lot by China. So there is no reason to conquer Korea. I would appreciate it if you did not mix two totally distinct things together.

[@irone7050]

the involvement in korean war was called ”抗美援朝“ = “Resist America Aid Korea”

[@AhKaSoom]

해외 유튜버 중에 동해 표기해준 사람은 처음보는듯

[@Nox_populi]

How did you make this cool motion graphic?

[@Not_Provided]

어림도없다 중국아

[@Aki-OB1]

Best channel I’ve seen so far with how clear the geography is very cool. new subscriber keep up the good work! Can you do one on Israel next?

[@Delvy787]

Hoping all the major powers in the region strive to put calmer heads and diplomacy first.

[@Kamome163]

Absolutely! I hope this video can be useful in better understanding the geopolitical situation in the region