What does "shuddering" mean in this sentence?
"Do you regard Korea as a frail protuberance, shuddering between giant China and imposing Japan?"

Thank you in advance! ^^

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What does "shuddering" mean in this sentence?
"Do you regard Korea as a frail protuberance, shuddering between giant China and imposing Japan?"

Thank you in advance! ^^

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In this case I would interpret it to mean that Korea is shaking with fright.  It's a rather odd sentence.

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to shudder=to shake from fear, to have a strong reaction to a fearful thought or event.  This is a political statement referring to Korea's geographical position between the new economic giant of the world China, and the always successful and industrious Japan.  They (Koreans) are shuddering because they have very strong competition in the world sales market.

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