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US approves potential $500m sale of military equipment to Taiwan (www.aljazeera.com)

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[–] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The German Democratic Republic was never part of the Federal Republic of Germany either. Until it was.

What a completely irrelevant exercise in pedantry.

[–] randint@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The truth, like it or not, is that PRC has never, ever seized control of Taiwan. Hopefully it never does. This is not pedantry.

[–] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 0 points 1 year ago

Please cite the principle of international law which requires the present day iteration of a state's government to have had past administration of a breakaway territory in order to assert a claim of ownership over said territory.

Please also cite any supporting state practice and opinio juris.