East Asian countries do not accept immigrants.

There is an ancient saying in China that "it is easier to develop on the shoulders of giants", especially at the national level. If a country has a good foundation and conditions, it will be more handy, more convenient and easier to develop. The most typical China, with vast territory and abundant resources and outstanding people, has prospered for thousands of years because of its superior conditions. But sometimes many countries have good natural conditions, but they don't make good use of them, and their development is in a mess. The following typical country is considered as the country with the best conditions in Asia and the most likely to become a developed country in Asia. But it is not developed, but poverty. Why?

This country is the Philippines in Southeast Asia. From the modern society, the quality of a country's conditions mainly depends on three conditions. First, the trade location is good, especially the modern maritime trade conditions need to be superior; Second, rich resources, including natural resources and human resources; Third, it has good basic industrial conditions.

These three are indispensable, and Spain, Portugal and Britain in modern western Europe can develop, which is the case. Britain, in particular, is the best country in Europe, so the modern sun has not set in the empire for hundreds of years. Looking at the Asian region, it is the Philippines that can compete with the British conditions.

First of all, geographically, the Philippines is located in the western Pacific Ocean, and the whole country is an archipelago. Moreover, it is very close to East Asia and Southeast Asia, and is at the key node of East-West trade, with excellent trade conditions. Second, in terms of resources, the Philippines is one of the countries with the richest natural resources in Southeast Asia, with abundant resources such as oil, copper, gold, silver, iron, chromium and nickel. Moreover, it is rich in human resources and its population is close to 1 100 million, which is also superior in Asia.

Third, from the perspective of basic industries, it is even worse. The Philippines has long been colonized in modern times, especially as a colony of the United States. The United States carried out profound modernization in the Philippines and developed its industry here, which gave the Philippines a good foundation for industrial development and became the best country in Asia at that time.

So in the post-World War II period, even though the Philippines was severely damaged, its economy and industry were among the best in Asia at that time, and its per capita GDP was more than seven times that of China, even richer than that of Japan at that time, even in the 1980s. It can be said that the general view at that time was that the Philippines was most likely to take the lead in becoming a developed country.

However, after more than half a century, the Philippines has not become a developed country. On the contrary, the country is constantly depressed and backward. Up to now, it has become one of the poorest countries in Asia, with backward domestic development and poverty, which makes people stunned. Many people don't understand. Why? In fact, from the analysis, there are three main reasons.

First, pulling out seedlings encourages growth.

Many people believe that an advanced system will inevitably bring about good development. But sometimes, if a country's system is too advanced, it will have an obvious effect of encouraging others to grow. This is the case in the Philippines. The United States left a perfect American democracy and market system in the Philippines in modern times, which made the economy develop freely. It seems very advanced and effective.

However, in the face of the backward national conditions of the Philippines, it is obviously not applicable. Because of this, it has caused the disadvantages of too much market allocation, economic chaos and too little intervention. This is also the main reason why the domestic infrastructure in the Philippines has not been improved for a long time, and resources are concentrated in the hands of a few people, resulting in a huge gap between the rich and the poor and insufficient economic vitality.

Second, internal chaos.

As the saying goes, "everything goes well at home", so does a country. If a country is United internally, it will naturally develop rapidly. However, after the war, corruption, wars and even coups in the Philippines continued, and the situation was very unstable. Musk, the most typical and corrupt prime minister, has taken away almost half of the country's property, and his Mindanao is still in * * *, with internal factional struggles and constant coups ... all these have caused internal discord in the Philippines. How can the country prosper?

Third, ethnic issues.

From the perspective of world development, every developed country, except its own good conditions. The most important thing is our own efforts, that is, diligence, which is also the main reason for China's long-term development and rapid rejuvenation. Because the Chinese nation is the most industrious nation in the world.

However, the Filipino people are different. Except for a hard-working minority of Chinese, most local and foreign immigrants are optimists who pursue comfort and enjoyment. Therefore, people are lazy. This is also a common problem in tropical countries and even most underdeveloped countries, because they are too lazy to catch up with the development of other countries. Therefore, although the Philippines has the best conditions, it cannot take advantage. Not only underdeveloped, but also poor. There is no way.

References: World History Library: Philippine History.