btw, regarding the already broad and ever broader question of sovereignty / territorial integrity, china china china has de-recognized as open-issues re the japan's claim of some beautiful but sparsely-habited and indisputably Russian-held islands, and thus and so, as far as N East Asia neighbourhood is concerned, the issues are closed, acknowledged by all relevant neighbours except the claimant
all of a sudden a lot of itchy scabs from past ouchies require satisfying scratching in coincidence to stuff about Xinjiang this and Tibet that.
Let's see what if anything happens w/r to Greenland and its alleged sovereign Denmark, and N Ireland, and Tahiti, and and and ... something about 'de-colonization' of Russia Russia Russia and such else.
A lot of scabs itch.
Unclear why maps are tee-ed up to be redrawn by those less able to sketch. I remain ... [drum roll] ... agnostic.
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Xi told Putin China no longer supports Japan’s claim to Russian-held islands, source says, in shift from Mao’s position - Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Russian counterpart that Beijing ‘does not take either side’ regarding the Kuril Islands, a source said - The change in China’s position could make it more difficult to settle the decades-long dispute over the islands that Moscow seized at the end of WWII
in the mean time, as UK is apparently unable to field an army, and sports a crippled navy, and misspent treasure on an ineffective airforce, the issue of the falklands is reopened, perhaps at inconvenient time
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‘Victorious’ British Aircraft Carrier’s Image Spotted On China’s Warship That Participated In Falklands War An image has surfaced of a Chinese Type 055 destroyer displaying UK’s former aircraft carrier HMS Invincible returning from the Falklands War. express.co.uk
Argentine President vows to work with China in fight for Falklands 'sovereignty' Argentine President Alberto Fernández has told a Chinese-state news outlet that Beuno Aires will continue to push claims on the Falklands Islands. scmp.com
UK reasserts Falkland Islands are British as Argentina seeks new talks - UK foreign secretary James Cleverly said: ‘Islanders have the right to decide their own future – they have chosen to remain a self-governing UK Overseas Territory’ |
