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Re:Former Harvard chemistry chair to stand trial for alleged... by catlikesshrimp on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @10:47PM (#29561851)
China is the country forcing small states to cut ties with Taiwan.

And don't even think about saying it is not forcing them, because I have lived in two such countries in Central America where Taiwan was a hefty money donor.

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Re:Former Harvard chemistry chair to stand trial for alleged... by GhettoComputers on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @05:10AM (#29563957)
What does this have to do with how its benefited Africa? Taiwan has few allies, but I still fail to understand what does it gain from sending money to Haiti?

From a realpolitik standpoint, you can choose a small island that makes mostly advanced microchips or a large country that makes everything. Are you going to say they didn't make a rational choice in allies?

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