Kinmen and Matsu are part of Fujian province, even in the ROC system....
"Japan has requested that Taiwan explicitly state its pavilion at the upcoming World Exposition in Osaka is run by a private firm, sources close to Japan-Taiwan ties said Sunday.
The Foreign Ministry is believed to have made the request after determining that a statement by the Taiwanese government suggested the pavilion would be an official exhibit. Japan does not have diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
Taiwan will be exhibiting under a private firm as it is not a member of the Bureau International des Expositions. Its economic affairs ministry said in a statement earlier this month that it would be presenting the "Tech World" pavilion.[...]"
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Is this the new anti CN wave twts?
Soon all that talk about Chinese debt trap in the media and chinas the one that lost the most money?
What's the point of lending if media campaigns can easier make one lose money, and lose more than others.
I wonder how much of the loss was accepted by china just so they don't encourage any more negative press?
China needs a better media campaigns for this or just not listen to the media.
I wonder if the Chinese govt knows that no matter how much they bend over backwards to lend generously to these countries, all it takes is a negative media campaign to negate all that good will.
At least they should announce it as a gift to Sri Lanka so everyone knows they are being generous.
Unless there another angle here for china, it could be another rare L for china. That and the CK port sale. They really need to cancel the port sale, I don't care if the govt needs to threaten Li's entire extended family to make him back out. I'm pretty sure the US would do the same. Time to fight dirty, com'on CPC. Do it!
Japan is only good for soaplands
All those meetings happening in Mideast aka New Europe. I am sure they want US and Russia join hands if not publicly. and this only way to accelerate that new empire that will make Gulf Monarchies center of the world. AI is mentioned.
This soft power was earlier indicated but protest can happen in US.Putin and Trump also agreed to restart hockey relations.
US President Donald Trump praised Russian hockey player Sergei Bobrovsky
Russian hockey player Ovechkin responds to Trump's comment about him
ill keep discussion on India limited to just say this:Modi went on Lex Fridman's podcast and praised China.
Is this genuine or a way for India to increase its bargaining power with the US? I've noted that India's extreme pro-US foreign policy reduced its options and made it vulnerable to US blackmail. The problem is that India cannot solve much for China the way that Russia can (e.g. cheap energy imports). But at least it would make sense for China and India to get along.
The problem as always with India is that its elites are very Westernised, many have extended families in the West or are themselves thinking about emigrating to the West. An India that truly aligned with China would see that access to curtailed or even cut off, which would raise hell inside India among its upper-middle class, which shapes its media, academia, business etc.
There's also the question how sincere these words are. India and China have fought several wars and conflicts with each other. India is an aspiring hegemon in Asia. Relations with China could only work if India abandons those ideas and accepts its weaker status vis-a-vis China. I don't see that happening.
They are not silent, they have been fired.Vietnam is adopting Standard Gauge Railway (same as China's gauge railway) for all her high-speed rail in the country, North to South, including ones connecting to China itself.
Anyone with a modicum of understanding of geopolitics knows that Game Over, GG.
Not even Russia-China shares the same Rail Gauge connection - yet China achieved that with Vietnam. If you read Western pundits, you would think Vietnam would never adopt HSR/gauge size tech of China due to adversarial relations - this is farther from the truth. Yes, they are unusually silent too.
ill keep discussion on India limited to just say this:
Europe wants to make good with China now that Trump is bullying them. Where were they a few months back? Even at the G7 they still try do piss off China. Where is the sincerity? You can't say you are sorry while still mocking the guy under your breath. You have to show you are genuinely sorry and usually that involves paying a deep price. For example in the past defeated leaders had to personally come to the emperor and kneel in front of him and say sorry in front of everyone to see.
The same applies to India. Those who aren't serious don't deserve to be treated seriously.