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NightOwl@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

US approves potential $500m sale of military equipment to Taiwan

www.aljazeera.com

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US approves potential $500m sale of military equipment to Taiwan

www.aljazeera.com

NightOwl@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago
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The deal with Taiwan, which has not yet been finalised, would exacerbate soaring tensions between the US and China.
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    How can they possibly be Taiwanese if they don’t speak any of the Formosan languages?

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      How can Americans possibly be Americans if they don’t speak American?

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        Exactly. Death to America!

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          Bring it loser.

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            I agree with your sentiment, but we should refrain from using these emotionally charged words. We must remain polite so that people reading this thread will get a bad impression of Hexbear.

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      Where do they live again?

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        Chinese Taipei of course, comrade.

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          Is that what the majority of people who live there would say?

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            Only when they want to participate in the Olympics michael-laugh

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            No, absolutely not.

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