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National Interests and Power - Coggle Diagram

- - - - North Korea is important because China does not want to border a hostile country, and the threat of having a unified Korea that is allied with the US is a threat to China.
    - - Taiwan claims to be a separate country from China, run by a democracy, and is supported by the US, however China claims Taiwan to be a part of it and does not recognize it's independence.
    - - Lastly, the South China Sea is claimed by the Chinese government as part of China, including the oil found under it. However the sea is in international waters out of China's 12 mile claimable limit. Their claim to this area is not recognized by the US, and the two countries both fight over the petroleum.