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Originally Posted by activeStick
Yeah, I think Thailand is the only country in Asia that's never been invaded and occupied by the West. Plenty of horrible stories and history all over Asia that's revealed if you visit those countries.
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Asians were invading and conquering one anther long before Europeans came on the scene. Vietnam and Korea, for instance, have both been invaded and occupied by China multiple times.
The Korean War was brutal, and featured several incredibly dramatic reversals of fortune. There's not much public awareness these days that American and Chinese troops have fought pitched battles on a huge scale within living memory. The Forgotten War by Max Hastings is an excellent treatment.