Why China Needs Korea more than Taiwan

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North and South Korea are essential for China's security needs. More so than Taiwan. This is because, unlike Taiwan, the Korean peninsula is very close to China's center of gravity: Beijing. This makes Korean peninsula essential to protect China's security needs. In particular, in this video we will analyse 2 main factors: Korea's role as the main invasion route towards China and Beijing; and secondly, its hidden role as the first link of the first island chain.
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Table of content:
00:00 2 Reasons of the Korean Peninsula's importance for China
02:56 First reason: Land Invasion
05:02 Incogni
06:06 China's main security need: the North and Northeast China Plains
09:39 Second reason: Korea's key role in the first Island chain
11:28 Korea's role in the Yellow Sea
14:52 Conclusion
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Thank you!

[@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.

[@Booz2020]

Slava TSMC 🇹🇼

[@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?😅

[@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.

[@Etendard1708]

Except China lets North Korea poor & starves.

[@Etendard1708]

Except China lets North Korea poor & starves.

[@Peace-xl6pe]

@@Etendard1708 you believe

[@ZenLeadstoDragonGate]

In short, Taiwan has economical significance to China while Korean Peninsula has security significance.

[@nightking8490]

Taiwan also has a security important. They form part of island chain which keeps them confined to shores. If China wants to become a blue water navy, they have to break this chain and get hold on Taiwan. Other options being Japanese islands and Philippines are way to risky for them to think about.

[@Kamome163]

I'd say Taiwan has more political relevance, since China consider it as its own province, and Korea as you mentioned, is more relevant for China's security.

[@ZenLeadstoDragonGate]

@@Kamome163 Yes, on the international stage Taiwan is more important in trade for its location on the west pacific, domestically speaking it is more important in Political because it is relevant on the legitimacy of PRC government.

[@ZenLeadstoDragonGate]

​@@nightking8490 Sure, just for relatively speaking. China wants a peaceful environment on the strait of Taiwan because the southeast is the economy center, while China wants peaceful environment on Korean Peninsula because it is very close to the political center of China.

[@ianhomerpura8937]

​@@nightking8490 also known as the "first island chain" defense.

[@JoelCorrente]

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

[@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.

[@Booz2020]

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[@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.

[@user-ul5lw6or8w]

@@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

[@Whatthesigma758]

Yea I love this map style

[@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!

[@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?

[@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!!!

[@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

[@BritanniaWild]

I love your content Kamome, I've been a subscriber for quite a while now and you're consistently releasing interesting and informative videos. Thank you :) Best wishes from the United Kingdom. 🇬🇧

[@Kamome163]

Thank you so much Darryl! I really appreciate your support! 🥹 BtW Are you already in the secret discord? If not feel free to join our geopolitical discussions discord.gg/hbj6YAtb

[@bastiaan7777777]

@@Kamome163 fix your too loud background music

[@byhyew]

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

[@Justin1an]

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

[@nathanielmoran1819]

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

[@Kamome163]

You just made mine! Thank you so much Nathaniel 🙌

[@surelyschuler4786]

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

[@mrJ-bl2ky]

Korea:Please leave me alone!

[@Trollingthemloudlytnd]

Never. Hypocrite

[@user-hr8nd7lx7j]

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.

[@lrkleeb]

As always, amazing content!

[@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.

[@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.

[@goodjob3314]

한국인인데 역사를 조금 왜곡하고 있구나. 중국이 가장 두려워 했던 것은 고구려이다. 고구려는 만주 전체를 장악했던 한국의 역사였고 그것을 지우기 위해서 중국은 만주를 자국역사로 편입하고 그 곳에 거주하는 조선족을 자신들의 소수민족으로 편입했다. 너는 그동안의 활동을 보면 친일파인데, 친일파는 한국역사를 축소하는 버릇이 있지. 너도 마찬가지고.

[@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

[@oceanusman]

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

[@Kamome163]

Thanks man, I will for sure💪

[@OwenPhillipsMBA]

Superb visualisation, great content, thank you!

[@hepsima]

Awesome video, keep them coming

[@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 👏

[@goonerdoy]

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

[@KairuinKorea]

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

[@YourMomNDad]

Enjoyed the video and great quality!

[@Kamome163]

Thank you so much!

[@user-xw7ct3yv8g]

Manchuria is korean old lands. We must save the land

[@evergreenhills]

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

[@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?

[@user-uh5bx1zg7b]

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.

[@NSHUTINoble]

How do u make your maps? They are incredible.

[@RealityCheck6969]

Thx for this video!

[@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.

[@user-nv5zi7tg6h]

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

[@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。

[@user-wq7pj6tl1c]

@@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]

@@user-wq7pj6tl1c 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

[@nanjing_festival]

It's a high quality video. You get my like. Congratulations😊

[@psingh1488]

Amazing video. ❤very informative.

[@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.

[@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.

[@nathanhu3937]

Interesting and knowledgeable discussion 👍

[@alanwatson4249]

Good stuff. Keep it up.

[@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

[@Xuebatt]

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

[@alehaim]

The sponsorship transition was smooth af

[@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.

[@j.min____7527]

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

[@gladteer873]

China is not China historycally

[@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.

[@purpledevilr7463]

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

[@Ncyb0rg]

Video didnt even start and i know it boutta be lit

[@Kamome163]

🥹

[@IcannotSetName]

Incheon is a port city in korea, not in china

[@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

[@Booz2020]

Slava 🗾 Heroyam Samurai and Yakuza 🦾

[@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]

​@@Booz2020......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 .

[@carefulconsumer8682]

Excellent analysis.

[@Kamome163]

Thank you

[@mrstevenson2091]

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

[@IamHandsome4u]

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

[@reissanderson3844]

"Korea is a dagger pointed at the heart of Japan" though this adage came from Meiji era foreign policy doctrine it very much still applies to the importance of Korea's geopolitical position in the Asia-Pacific region and its importance to the respective spheres of influence of the west and China.

[@Kamome163]

On point!

[@UbermanNullist]

Well. Donald Trump wanted to withdraw U.S. troops from South Korea, which was one of Xi pingping's ultimate goals.

[@omeletus]

How did you make this cool motion graphic?

[@taybak8446]

This was quality!

[@lingth]

you are not getting the point its not about reasons, even if Taiwan were to blow itself up and because a barren land, China would still want to claim it, even if its smoking and uninhabitable. its not for resource or tech or geographical reasons, its just simply because in the past the land is part of China. ppl just dun look at the past history and argue about democracy and freedom and such. If you ask if China losing 50% of its ppl, 500mil just to take back the island, i think they would still do it.. its just their long term goal, and they can wait, for the 100th USA President or 200th USA President and they will still have the goal

[@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😅

[@user-fg9bl5ne5n]

Thanks , we've been always in the middle of very tough geopolitical risky countries.🤣

[@Treblady]

It’s getting to the point were I just think ad and an ad pops up

[@user-uh5bx1zg7b]

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

[@user-uh5bx1zg7b]

@@armada1290야 이게 어디서 이 새끼가

[@user-uh5bx1zg7b]

@@armada1290씨발 진짜 보자보자하니까 쳐맞으려고

[@user-uh5bx1zg7b]

@@armada1290 한국인도 아닌 중국놈은 중공으로 꺼져라

[@sungjane]

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

[@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.

[@Booz2020]

Slava 🇹🇼

[@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.

[@YourSocialistAutomaton]

​@@Booz2020yeah Glory to China

[@GTFO_0]

​@@Booz2020😂Slava slava It will get concurred haha❤🇨🇳Less Goo china numba waan😂

[@candleproducer]

중공이 무슨 방법으로 한국을 점령할 수 있다고 보느냐 ㅎㅎㅎ

[@newhailman]

Awesome video

[@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

[@pro-libertatibus]

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

[@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.

[@dylreesYT]

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

[@andrewsamuelson3275]

Really wish your videos would come out more often!!!! They’re all great. Like so so so good.

[@user-kdg3hsjab8n]

Unified Korea can serve as a buffer zone

[@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.

[@matiasbarth5121]

Those maps are gorgeous

[@Kamome163]

Thank you Matias🥹 It means a lot to me!

[@ianokan9120]

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

[@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

[@veganchristian5127]

Man. Korea just wants to be left alone.

[@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.

[@chinguunerdenebadrakh7022]

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

[@koharumi1]

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

[@Jason-wf8yg]

No Most Taiwanese is Chinese Han as same as mainland. Korean is completely different race.

[@JinTalzeus]

Love your voice!

[@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

[@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?

[@Wi3rzb0]

i love the asethetics of your channel

[@norihiro01]

I love your videos 🥰🥰

[@johnswanson217]

Military and economical strength of Sourth Korea secures peace in NEA.

[@hehe-ts7gg]

不是韩国，而是美国的势力。 如果没有美军驻守，韩国就不会存在

[@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.

[@JerzyMajewski-ir7ru]

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

[@darth.severu5]

Could you please provide me with more information? I'm not sure how you have knowledge about something that is concealed.

[@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.

[@ExtraSpicyRice]

This dude used ChatGPT to write this video 💀

[@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!!

[@user-bd2id4ff6n]

뱅모님의 소개로 구독신청했읍니다

[@Hoya_User]

Stinky cHiNa~ 🤏

[@user-pm9xh6ve1q]

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

[@user-ik8ut2de8t]

South Korea has never won a victory in history🤣

[@user-ov3gr6ey1b]

@@user-ik8ut2de8t 이래서 해양국가편에 서야 한다니까 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 지가 어느 종족인지도 모르고 한족인 줄 알고 사는 주제에 ㅋㅋㅋ

[@user-ik8ut2de8t]

@@user-ov3gr6ey1b Now is fantasy time🤣

[@HiteshBhagatGameTech]

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

[@angloedu5499]

Well done.

[@user-pp7ps9mk3i]

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

[@phambinhan17]

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

[@user-jc62a7v28]

@@phambinhan17 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

[@user-uh6iz4tx5h]

Please understand that Korea has NEVER invaded China or other countries. However, China has invaded many many times in the last few thousand years.

[@cooper1819]

Don't think Korea not tried to invade but just couldn't. But Korean kingdoms often use the Chinese to fight their rivals especially in the three kingdoms.

[@LeBronJames-StatPadderMan]

@@cooper1819 Actually, if they really needed to for survival and expansion, Korea could've "invaded," but the cost weighted more than the benefits. Kingdoms such as Balhae and Goguryeo did in fact expanded north into Manchuria. Koreans at that time didn't really have any reason to wage war on bigger China when they already secured a land where they could live and sustain. When China tried to invade and subdue Korea with force, they had to pay a big price and eventually failed. There was no reason for them to consistently fight, but rather use diplomatic/tributary system to maintain a relationship. Both China and Korea benefited from each other.

[@user-um3qn4fk9g]

if Korea “never” invade other countries，how three Korea become one？

[@user-vh8ni3fe1w]

@@user-um3qn4fk9g 사실 고려가 17만의 병력으로 주르첸을 먼저 침략했음 고려와 주르첸이 평화협정을 맺은후 몇년만에 주르첸이 키타이와 북송을 멸망시켰음

[@user-vh8ni3fe1w]

한국이 전쟁한 상대는 키타이와 주르첸이 대부분이고 차이나 한족은 교류상태 였음 한족과 한국사이에 주르첸과 키타이 몽골이 있어서 한족과의 대립은 거의 없었음

[@NangNangEE]

11:15 hey~ you missed out Korea's Je-ju island as the line in the graphics.

[@Kamome163]

Ooooops my bad!🙇‍♂️

[@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.