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Re:China sharply expands mass labor program in Tibet by Ericson2314 on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @11:46AM (#24555896)
This why I say pair criticism of China with penance.

For example, give up Puerto Rico and Hawaii but recognize Taiwan at the same time.

China may not officially give a shit, but Europe and many former colonies should.

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Re:China sharply expands mass labor program in Tibet by platinumrad on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @12:23PM (#24556417)
Puerto Rico does not want to be "given up". It wants, and deserves, statehood. A so-called "independent" Puerto Rico would be nothing more than an impoverished client of the United States.
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Re:China sharply expands mass labor program in Tibet by Ericson2314 on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @03:42PM (#24558926)
That might be true, but then China get's to say:

> Taiwan deserves provincehood so it isn't a impoverished client of the PRC.

Now, Taiwan is quite rich, but still, optics matter. Better to give Puerto Rico tons of reparations if you are worried about it being impoverished and dependent.

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