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Re:U.S. citizens no longer have access to most of the world by nimbius on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @12:56PM (#23977867)
I politely disagree. in response to the caning, the US effectively shut down the Singapore summit that year. It was a blow to their ability to affect international trade in the context of the WTO.

https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19940510&slug...

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Re:U.S. citizens no longer have access to most of the world by landryraccoon on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @02:29PM (#23979098)
So, in response to the arrest and caning of the son of the US Ambassador to Singapore, the US retaliated with some temporary blow to their trade?

That sounds way less extreme than what the OP suggests. If the US didn't threaten invasion over the detention of a family member of their embassy, I doubt they would do much for some random citizen that ran afoul of law enforcement in another country.

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