Asians absolutely abhor Western intrusions and influence in their affairs. The Japanese rational for WWII was to rid Asia of British, French, Dutch and American rule and control. Today the Chinese are motivated by the same sentiments.
They're buying up American land and swimming in our money. I'd say they've successfully usurped us.
I thought the japs attacked Pearl because the US (then the saudi arabia of oil) embargoed oil to Japan.
http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/worldwarii/a/wwiipaccauses_2.htm
“In addition to military support, the US, Britain, and the Netherlands East Indies initiated oil and steel embargos against Japan in August 1941.
Moving Towards War with the US
The American oil embargo caused a crisis in Japan. Reliant on the US for 80% of its oil, the Japanese were forced to decide between withdrawaling from China, negotiating an end to the conflict, or going to war to obtain the needed resources elsewhere. In an attempt to resolve the situation, Konoe asked US President Franklin Roosevelt for a summit meeting to discuss the issues. Roosevelt replied that Japan needed to leave China before such a meeting could be held. While Konoe was seeking a diplomatic solution, the military was looking south to the Netherlands East Indies and their rich sources of oil and rubber. Believing that an attack in this region would cause the US to declare war, they began planning for such an eventuality.”
“Asians absolutely abhor Western intrusions and influence in their affairs.”
Isn’t this generally true.
Personally I absolutely abhor Washington DC intrusions and influence in my affairs.
Frankly, (fill in the blank with the people of your choice) absolutely abhor (fill in the blank with a different people of your choice) intrusions and influence in their affairs.
“Asians absolutely abhor Western intrusions and influence in their affairs.”
Oh yeah. They really hated how the Soviet Russians helped them in the early 20th century. Both Communists and Nationalists took this help.
Chiang Ching-Kuo lived in Soviet Russia for a long time and married a Russian woman.