Chapter 505: Too much inferiority complex leads to excessive possessiveness
Xiao Peng shook his head and said, "What you said is a little incomplete. There are so many people in our country, and there are all kinds of people. Some people really like Koreans, especially those who are not crazy fans. They like Koreans more than their own parents."
"Although the music and film and television works in Japan are indeed good, you are talking about idiots, right?" Kasim laughed after hearing this.
Xiao Peng nodded. "That's right, I'm talking about idiots! Although there aren't many people like this, most of them are young and inexperienced, but China has a large population, so there are quite a few of them."
Kasin hummed and said, "Boss, you haven't told me why you don't like Koreans. Don't get angry if I say this. We can't tell the difference between Koreans, Chinese, and Japanese. But I've noticed that European media have a much higher opinion of Koreans and Japanese than Chinese. Is there any difference between you?"
Xiao Peng thought for a moment and said, "Do you know what the biggest difference between us in China and Europe is? Whatever their mainstream media thinks is bad or wrong, we think is good. And vice versa: whatever their mainstream media thinks is good, I hate it!"
Kasin nodded and said, "Okay, but boss, I understand why you Chinese hate the Japanese. We Russians hate the Japanese too. It's because of the war. We've fought with the Japanese before. My cousin is a missile soldier and is currently on Iturup Island."
Xiao Peng also understood what Kasim said. Russia and Japan had fought before, and Russia even lost to Japan.
However, that war was not a good one for the Chinese: it was fought over the peninsula and Northeast China. The war was ultimately ended through mediation by the United States. While the battle was a mediated end, it effectively marked a Russian defeat. From that point on, Japan truly entered the ranks of a world power.
In fact, Japan suffered a "thankless defeat" after fighting this war. Nearly 300,000 people were killed or injured, and the country finally won the war after "gambling on the country's destiny". However, because the victory did not get the compensation they wanted, the right-wingers in Japan at that time directly incited the people to gather in Tokyo's Hibiya Park and engage in looting, smashing, and burning. In the end, the Japanese military and police jointly suppressed the riot.
The reason why they did not get the compensation they wanted was very simple: Russia refused to give it!
The Japanese went to collect the debt, but the Russians said, "I don't care about your life, I want money. If you want, let's fight again!" At that time, Japan really couldn't afford another war, so the matter was left unresolved.
It is estimated that Japan was thinking of waiting until it became stronger in the future before dealing with Russia. As a "coincidence", Russia also thought so. In the late stage of World War II, the Soviets were really ruthless in dealing with the Japanese and seized a large area of ​​territory and territorial waters that originally belonged to Japan, including the Kuril Islands and Sakhalin Island.
In fact, the Chiba Islands and Sakhalin Island were originally Chinese territory. The Treaty of Nerchinsk, signed over 300 years ago, stipulated that these islands were Chinese territory. However, 150 years ago, the Qing government was forced to cede these islands through treaties such as the Treaty of Aihui. Although the Japanese did not receive compensation after their victory over the Russians, territories like Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands were returned to Japan. During World War II, the Soviet Union launched Operation August Storm, retaking Sakhalin Island and the Kuril Islands as Soviet territory.
In fact, Japan also recognized that these islands belonged to the Soviet Union at that time, but with the rise of Japan in recent years, it has started to make trouble again, refusing to recognize the defeat treaty and starting to compete with Russia for the four northern islands. Especially with the support of the United States, they are more confident.
The Americans are so smart. As long as the issue of the Northern Four Islands is not resolved, the relationship between the two countries will not be good!
Although Russia has always not attached importance to the development of the east, it is a different story towards the four northern islands. This is not to say that they attach much importance to territorial integrity. The fact is that if the four northern islands are given up, the entire Russia will have almost no good outlet to the Pacific Ocean, which is absolutely not allowed.
The Americans and Japanese have nothing better to do than to "flex their muscles" around the four northern islands, and Russia is no pushover either. It has deployed a large number of air defense missiles on Iturup Island, which the Japanese call "Etorofu Island", showing its determination to "fight to the end".
So what Kasin said is right. China and Russia may have many differences on other things, but their attitudes towards Japan are surprisingly consistent: neither of them likes the Japanese.
However, due to the fact that Goryeo's "cultural exports" are very good, people there quite like Koreans. Kasin even listens to so-called "K-POP" pop music when he has nothing to do. So he doesn't quite understand why Chinese people don't like Koreans.
Xiao Peng thought for a moment and explained, "Actually, we weren't that bad to Goryeo originally. After all, we had Japan at our backs, and they were also victims of the war, so we felt a sense of sympathy. But then, with the development of communications, we realized that this country wasn't worthy of sympathy at all. They were a people whose inferiority complex led to an overly possessive nature."
Kasim asked, puzzled, "'Excessive low self-esteem leads to excessive possessiveness'? Boss, I'm not well-educated, so I don't understand what that means!"
Xiao Peng laughed: "Do you know where the world's first ancient country is?"
"Egypt? China? Ancient Babylon? Ancient India? I really don't know which one is the first! I only know that these are the four ancient civilizations." Kasim said truthfully.
Xiao Peng replied, "In the eyes of Western historians, the oldest civilization is Ancient Egypt, which was formed around 6,000 years ago, or 4,000 BC. However, it is not the world's oldest country, at least not in the eyes of Korean scholars."
"Where is that?" Kasim asked in confusion.
Xiao Peng smiled and said, "Of course it's Goryeo. They claim to have an 8,000-year history. Their first king was called 'Dangun', who lived for over 1,800 years and reigned for over 1,500 years."
Kasin laughed out loud after hearing this: "Isn't this a myth?"
Xiao Peng shook his finger. "Mortals think it's a myth, but the Koreans say: You're too naive! We've found Tangun's tomb and remains! So even though the earliest records of Tangun are only about 800 years old, Korean historians believe it's true! They consider themselves the world's most ancient nation! With an 8,000-year history!"
"Are they crazy?" Kasim said in shock after hearing this!
"Drive carefully!" It can be seen that Kasim was shocked after hearing this. Why did he suddenly slam on the brakes?
"You're so shocked by just this little thing? It's really a big fuss."
Kasin said, "Boss, tell me more about Goryeo later. We are in the 'Beautiful City' now."
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