Is it really correct to say Mai Pon is the Korea to Jin Do's China? In our history, Korea was a colony or protectorate of the Chinese empire for some time, with Mai Pon being in the same situation, subordinate to the Rose Empire. So wouldn't it make sense to say the Rose Empire is the fantasy counterpart of the Chinese Empire in this short story?
Is it really correct to say Mai Pon is the Korea to Jin Do's China? In our history, Korea was a colony or protectorate of the Chinese empire for some time, with Mai Pon being in the same situation, subordinate to the Rose Empire. So wouldn't it make sense to say the Rose Empire is the fantasy counterpart of the Chinese Empire in this short story?