Is China bigger or the rest of East Asia and ASEAN combined together bigger?

[Aepsilons]

@Nihonjin1051
Stubborn has nothing to do with it, we did have 1006 years of domination of xxxxxxx

I see what you did there. Now , now, let's not involve them here. You calm it, Mister.

China has always been more successful than Japan considering the size of our land, the population and the many inventions and influences of the East Asian region. Our influence was even very important to all the way to the Middle East through the famous silk road. Don't forget of the Great Zhenge who sailed all the way to Africa

I'm an objective man, and i give credit where its due; yes, i agree with you. The influence and contribution China has to the world and to history is , indeed, impressive if not immense.

 

[terranMarine]

Ever read into Li Po's poetry, my pen pal?


I'll recommend you one:

花間一壺酒
獨酌無相親
舉杯邀明月
對影成三人
月既不解飲
影徒隨我身
暫伴月將影
行樂須及春
我歌月徘徊
我舞影零亂
醒時同交歡
醉後各分散
永結無情游
相期邈雲漢

You like Chinese poems don't you? I already know you had a fascination of China for a long time. Wish more Japanese had a better knowledge too.

 

[Aepsilons]

You like Chinese poems don't you? I already know you had a fascination of China for a long time. Wish more Japanese had a better knowledge too.

Of course, i do. I think i've revealed that a whiles back.

 

[applesauce]

Technically the Japanese Empire's overseas expansion stage started in 1881 when we started a proxy state in Korea, then bore into a new level in 1894 when we conquored Taiwan. So administrative-wise we did maintain an overseas empire for 50 years.

true enough, however like i said, it couldnt integrate the new colonies completely(though it certainly tried with korea and taiwan) and when it tried to expand itself too fast and took on too many enemies leading to up and including WW2, it collapse. i feel like if it didnt take on more than some islands, korea, and taiwan it might still hold on to them to this day, but thats alternate history territory.

I'm not going to argue with you on the size comparison of the Japanese Empire and the Qing Empire; the Chinese were always more successful in Empire building and Empire Genesis than the Japanese. Admittingly, even we Japanese came from China (to some extent; the Yayoi migrants) -- and the fusion of Yayoi with the Jomon inhabitants.

What can I say, China is always the role model.

me neither, i was talking about modern PRC which you called "tiny" compared to the Qing, and i was pointing out that the "tiny" PRC is still far larger than the Japanese empire at it greatest extent. and yes, china has a history of empire(and frankly did a good job, west is the world highest mountains, north is dessert and frozen waste, east is the ocean, south is jungles, they pretty much took everything available) and of course to get to japan the early humans probably came from across the near by sea.