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nekandro@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 year ago

‘We recognise China, and that Taiwan is part of China’ – Irish Prime Minister clarifies Ireland’s position ahead of Davos meetings

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‘We recognise China, and that Taiwan is part of China’ – Irish Prime Minister clarifies Ireland’s position ahead of Davos meetings

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‘We recognise China, and that Taiwan is part of China’ – Leo Varadkar clarifies Ireland’s position ahead of Davos meetings
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The Taoiseach intends to press for a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war at a meeting of global political and business leaders in Davos.
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    Pathetic. You’d think a country colonized by a foreign nation would be more sympathetic to their struggle for independence.

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      What? Neither side represents the indigenous population of Taiwan.

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      Taiwan is not colonized by the PRC.

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      Taiwan has never been colonized by a foreign nation, except by the ROC after the Chinese Civil War.

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        It was also colonised by Netherlands and Spain for few decades in XVII century and by Japan in 1895-1945.

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