International politics is never about democracy and human rights. It's about the interests of states. Remember that, no matter what you are told in history lessons.
History rhymes, but geography endures.
Can't you see there's a determinism about the fate of nations? They all seem to get what they deserve in the long run.
There is only one sensible way to think of the Pacific Ocean today. It is the highway between Asia and America, and whether we with it or not, from now on there will be immense traffic along that high...