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Had Korea retained its independence after 1905--for instance, by completely butterflying away the Russo-Japanese War--and avoided getting partitioned after the end of World War II later on (other than the Russo-Japanese War, I want to minimize the butterflies in this TL), how much wealthier would Korea--including our TL's South Korea--be in this TL?

Any thoughts on this?

Also, didn't Korean Emperor (previously King) Kojong begin some reforms and industrialization before Japan's 1905 conquest of Korea put an end to all of that?
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