Re: [FH] Great Powers Revised

On Wed, 15 Dec 1999 19:12:20 -0500, "Laserlight"
<laserlight@quixnet.net>
wrote:

>>>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?

My mistake... I read Taiwan and thought Japan. Actually, I could see the
ESU
annexing Taiwan... 

>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".

Historically China and Russia didn't get along all that well, so you do
have a
point. But it's hard to see China, Russia, and Japan all in one group.
It just
seems to grate... I wonder if Japan is still as xenophobic/xenophilic in
the
Tuffleyverse as it is today...

>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?

Or, take it the other way. The ESU's attempts to annex Japan force an
independent Japan to seek help... or the NAC offers the help, knowing
Japan
can't refuse. 

Allan Goodall		       agoodall@interlog.com
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