Mnementh said:
Taiwan has moved from a one-party dictatorship to a democracy after Chiang Kai-sheks death. Japan was a fascist country in WW2 and has moved to become a democracy. South Korea was until the 80s a military dictatorship. I think the track record of soft influence is pretty good. In none of these countries the West imposed sanctions and none of these countries toppled the government violently to reach todays status. The only downside: it takes decades. |
Japan wasn't fascist. They were a dictatorship under a constitutional monarchy during WW2. They are still a constitutional monarchy but the Emperor is pretty much ceremonial and doesn't have any power. So basically they are almost like a democracy now.
Luckily they calmed down a lot after the war and are a pretty friendly nation now. They still hate the Chinese and the Chinese still hate the Japanese. So I know one ally we could count on even though their military is pretty small due to their own constraints. I believe they are expanding it more now with China going for a bigger navy.
Last edited by sethnintendo - on 26 May 2020
