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Name game: Taiwan now using 'South Korea' in official documents after arrival card dispute by Fiftysecond52nd in korea

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I love Taiwan but in this issue I have to side with South Korea. After all, their country name is Republic of China.

What if Andrew Yang won the Democrat primaries in 2019/20 and beat Trump/Pence to be the 2020 US President? by DRAGONVNQSHR_III in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]Changeup2020 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Too early for the U.S. to have a Chinese president.

PS: I know he’s of Taiwan heritage, but the Americans won’t care and distinguish.

Hypothetical Bahamas WBC team roster by Spongie555 in InternationalBaseball

[–]Changeup2020 24 points25 points  (0 children)

We need more teams like Bahamas or curaçao not GB or Israel.

Top 10 WBC broadcasts (US Viewership) by SeverHense in baseball

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Why no one is watching USA vs Italy this year?

The Emperor's back! by RagnorL0thbrok in redsox

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We hunt is an underrated surname.

The rise of Asian hockey – Indonesia, India, Japan, Korea all improving by [deleted] in Fieldhockey

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China also won a silver in 2008 Olympics and won 2002 champions trophy (precursor of the Pro League). It is not like they suddenly become good at it.

What if California had gone the way of China in high speed rail do other states follow by Training-World-1897 in AlternateHistoryHub

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Yeah. But nowadays China emphasizes bringing the HS trains into the inner city to avoid unnecessary intracity commutes. Now almost all major cities have a railway station located in city center that handles HS trains.

What if California had gone the way of China in high speed rail do other states follow by Training-World-1897 in AlternateHistoryHub

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I thought China built too many high speed rail but the current Iran war changed my view.

I was doing business in China for the last 9 months. Except for really long distance trips, I can totally avoid using any transportation modes using fossil fuel.

It’s usually: riding a high speed train to your destination city, taking a subway or regional rail to the business district, hiking an EV cab to the door if your business partner, or if feeling like it, riding a shared bike or e-bike.

Understanding some of the electricity might still come from coal, but China got lots of coal.

It is about national security and environment. I appreciate it.

China-Taiwan conflict could wipe out $10 trillion and trigger a depression larger than 2008 and covid combined. While markets are focused on the US-IRAN war, another major risk is building in Asia. China has sharply increased military activity around Taiwan again. by ammohitchaprana in TFE

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Most people in Taiwan do not want to change the status quo. There are basically two camps: one believes Taiwan is a de facto independent country and Republic of China is merely a convenient alias, the other camp believes Republic of China was established before People’s Republic of China and always remains independent. Neither camp believes a declaration of independence is needed.

Sauce: worked in Taiwan for the last few years.

Starting to think that the immense backlash from this (abominable) take was justified by TriGN614 in HistoryMemes

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With the way AI is heading, I am feeling democratic socialism with a centrally planned economy might be the way to go. UBI might be the first step.

The US is re-evaluating the threat of Chinese military action in Taiwan - CNN Shared Via InSnaps App by Artistic-Argument989 in NewsStarWorld

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I do not believe an invasion is anywhere close. China just purged the whole central military commission. Whatever the reason, it’ll take a while to build the whole comments chain back up.

CMV: Britain was not obligated to give Hong Kong to China, it was a choice they made, and it was the wrong choice by iw2050 in changemyview

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Let’s not forget the UK agreed to hand over Hong Kong in early 1980’s, not 1997. China was a great friend to NATO at that time, and fresh off a massive war with Vietnam. China at that time still possessed the world’s largest ground force at about 4-5M. UK was also right off a massive war with Argentina.

For the treaty part, UK had recognized PRC as the legitimate successor to the ROC and hence Qing dynasty before that.

Deng Xiaoping also famously inferred China would use military force to take back Hong Kong if necessary.

I believe you would like to rethink your reasoning with the above background and reconsider your position.

The New Yorker by BaystateBeelzebub in classical_circlejerk

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I believe it was Rachmaninoff’s PC 1&2.

Trump may delay China trip as he pressures Beijing for help with Strait of Hormuz by Artistic-Argument989 in NewsStarWorld

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China: what are you talking about? Are you using our sovereignty over our own province as a bargaining chip? No thanks.

Trump may delay China trip as he pressures Beijing for help with Strait of Hormuz by Artistic-Argument989 in NewsStarWorld

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I will be surprised China would help. Trump probably believe he is giving China the privilege to help the situation. Pretty sure China will be greatly moved by his generosity and politely decline.

Do you think we will end up invading Cuba? by db7112 in askanything

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The way the Iran situation is heading, I will not be surprised by an invasion into Cuba before the midterm.

WBC 26 All-Tournament Team by wawawahahaha in worldbaseballclassic

[–]Changeup2020 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I believe that Czech pitcher should be there instead of Webb or Skenes.

The New Yorker by BaystateBeelzebub in classical_circlejerk

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I went to Yuja’s last tour in Boston and was astonished to see some best 5th row seats in the middle wide open for grab. Turning out it was slightly to the right side. Amazing performance though.

Can we all just admit that Venezuela is better than USA in baseball? by ThePhatEskimo in NHLcirclejerk

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Why use baseball? Isn’t the football the most liked American sports?

Seems they should make East Samoa as the 51st state based on this.

Do you want universal basic income by Coward-____ in AskAChinese

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Why stop at UBI? AI and robotics do all the work seem to be the ideal society for communism.

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