tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post848377000478270353..comments2023-11-12T00:30:15.262+09:00Comments on Monster Island (actually a peninsula)*: China announces formation of Inner Cháoxiān Autonomous Regionkushibohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10306033998028548550noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-33795334291987262722010-02-19T10:42:21.275+09:002010-02-19T10:42:21.275+09:00I like the gutsy Manchukuo comparison, but if one ...I like the gutsy Manchukuo comparison, but if one excepts the idea of "Chinese imperialism" then Chaoxian is definitely informal rather than formal empire. I recommend Louise Young's 1998 classic, Japan's Total Empire for Manchukuo economic and settler analysis. Thanks for the post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com