As we all know, if only in terms of land area, China is a well-deserved superpower, after all, with a land area of more than 9.6 million square kilometers, even if you look at the whole world, only Canada and Russia can stabilize the mainland. In this regard, even the United States must bow to the mainland.
However, what everyone does not know is that the mainland's current territory of more than 9.6 million square kilometers is actually far from the "peak" of the mainland's total territorial area. In a word, if it were not for the five regions that chose to leave the mainland and run to the outside "independent gateway", it would not be impossible for the total land area of the mainland to exceed 10 million.
However, it is regrettable that if it is only if, after all, these five places have not only become increasingly distant from the mainland since they separated from the mainland, but now they have even developed their own names, which is really surprising from a certain point of view.
How did Outer Mongolia develop after it separated from China
First of all, the first region is Mongolia.
Mongolia used to have a very close relationship with the mainland, and it is no exaggeration to say that most of its "national life" was actually subordinate to the mainland. From the perspective of modern people, Mongolia at that time was actually similar to a modern province. As for his relationship with the central government, although it is not yet a brother, it is not so bad.
From a certain point of view, Mongolia at that time and the ruling institutions of that time actually got along quite well. But unfortunately, just like the day when everything has an end, this "harmony" also has an end, and as for where this so-called "end" is, it is actually not difficult to guess, to put it bluntly, it is actually the last feudal dynasty in China - the Qing Dynasty.
At that time, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty did not know for what reason, and promulgated a large number of regulations that deviated from the actual situation of the Mongols, which directly led to contradictions between Mongolia and the Central Plains. And once this contradiction arises, it will not be so easy to smooth it out, not to mention that at that time, the Great Qing had just been "knocked" on the door by the great powers with guns.
In a word, at that time, the Qing dynasty did not have time to think about domestic affairs, and they devoted all their energy to dealing with the great powers and signing a series of treaties with the great powers to lose power and humiliate the country. As it came and went, separatism in Mongolia became more and more prosperous, and even Tsarist Russia became thieves.
In the year of the Wuchang Uprising, Tsarist Russia took advantage of the further deterioration of relations between Mongolia and the Qing Dynasty, brazenly struck, sent troops to drive out the Qing army in Mongolia for Mongolia, and then put pressure on the Qing government by force, forcing the Qing government to recognize the independence of Outer Mongolia, and Outer Mongolia officially left China.
After leaving China, they relied on their rich mineral resources and joyfully started a mineral business, attracting a large number of foreign investment one after another, while also raising the living standards of their own people to an unprecedented situation, from a certain point of view, it can be regarded as making a name for themselves on the world stage.
However, it must also be mentioned that such a "grand scene" did not last long. Because of the irrational national production structure, the economic situation of Outer Mongolia soon reached a very embarrassing situation, to exaggerate, if it were not for the help of neighboring countries, Outer Mongolia may not survive at all, which is really surprising.
As for the matter of return, the possibility is actually very low. After all, the mainland has previously recognized the independence of Outer Mongolia anyway. On the other hand, the willingness of the people of Outer Mongolia to return was actually very low, and when the two were combined, the fact that "Outer Mongolia will not return" is almost a foregone conclusion.
Occupied by France, Vietnam became an independent state
Then there is Vietnam. Vietnam has a much longer history as a vassal state of the mainland, as early as the Qin Dynasty, it became one of the vassal states of the mainland, if you go into more detail, it was subordinate to Xiang County at that time, which was a veritable territory of Daqin.
In the following thousands of years, although there were many troubles in that part of Vietnam, it always maintained a "clan domain" relationship with China, and this situation did not change until the Qing Dynasty.
In the 19th century, Western powers poured into China in order to make profits, among which France directly took Vietnam without saying a word in order to better transfer the materials obtained when "doing business" with China. In 1855, they directly forced the Qing government to abandon its rule over Vietnam with a piece of paper called the Sino-French New Covenant, and gradually pushed Vietnam to an independent situation.
Of course, this independence is not just a matter of words, and the Vietnamese have indeed made countless efforts to achieve it. After decades of exchanges, they first drove away the French colonists, then thwarted the US imperialism who wanted to pocket them, and finally fought a huge unification war, which can be regarded as the formal establishment of the country.
After the formal founding of the People's Republic of China, they followed the development route of the mainland and combined their basic national conditions, and now they have indeed developed some different things. As for whether they can return to this matter, to be honest, there is some hope, but the hope is not great, and it can even be said to be very low.
After all, the state of mind of the Vietnamese today is similar to that of Mongolia, and they have basically been completely alienated. In a word, they regard China as an enemy, and now there is even a bit of a beautiful mood, and a combination of many factors can say that the possibility of Vietnam taking the initiative to return to China is actually very low.
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tu left China
As for the three regions of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tuva, which are located in the end, the reasons for their separation from China are similar, to put it bluntly, in fact, all of them are obstructed by Tsarist Russia.
Back then, the Qing government was weak and incompetent, so Tsarist Russia took the opportunity to force the Qing government to sign the so-called "Tacheng Agreement" and the "Sino-Russian Survey and Dividing the Northwest Frontier", and occupied Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. As for Tuva, he was one of the "collateral results" of the separation of Tsarist Russia from Outer Mongolia.
Later, with the collapse of the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan also took the opportunity to leave Russia and run out to build a country on their own.
As for the remaining Tuva, they did not take the opportunity to leave Russia, and judging by historical facts alone, their approach even ran counter to the first two, after all, as soon as the Soviet Union split on the front foot, they joined Russia on the back foot.
Therefore, no matter from any point of view, these three regions can now be regarded as having made a family of their own. In the case of having a family background, their willingness to return voluntarily will naturally be significantly reduced.
Brief summary:
Throughout history, these five regions used to have extremely close ties with the mainland, but due to the situation, they left China and all made their own careers.
As far as the status quo is concerned, we don't know what their future holds, but right now, they are all on their own path, and from a certain point of view, it is not impossible to maintain the status quo.