Re: [FH] Great Powers Revised

>>Same trio I came up with for Taiwan to be annexed by, but which one?
>
>Personally, I think none of the above...

Okay, why not?
>>
>>>> It also gives a clue as to the most likely arena for political
>>action  in 2183: ESU attempts to woo Japan away from NAC.
(snip)
>>True--but the ESU would be happy just to get Japan _away_ from NAC.
>
>Japan is unlikely to be wooed into joining the ESU. Too many problems
>historically. Okay, this IS the far future, and we know how alliances
change
>(Britain once owned chunks of France, then fought against France,
then became
>an ally; in this century alone Britain was best friends with Japan,
then
>fought a war against Japan, and is now cordial with Japan).
>
>Assuming that things aren't patched up (50 years later, China is
still
>rightfully bitter at Japan), both Russia and China have historically
been at
>odds with Japan. So has Korea. There's a LOT of anti-Japanese
sentiment in the
>ESU to be overcome. Especially since a Japan in the ESU would tend to
rise to
>a position of dominance.

This doesn't seem to have much bearing on the GZGverse.  ESU already
has China, India and Russia in one organization.  I can imagine their
"political infighting" emphasizes the "fighting" more than the
"political".

>Going by Jon's naming of the figures in Stargrunt, he seems to
suggest that
>the Japanese forces are mercenary forces. This suggests Japan has
formed a
>somewhat belligerent neutrality, a nation housing off shore dataforts
and
>renting soldiers to the highest bidder. The Japanese don't appear to
be part
>of the ESU, or any other, structure.

Canon says NAC considers Japan to be under its protection.  Maybe the
ESU's efforts have been at least partially successful, to separate the
two?