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Unbelievable!


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Originally uploaded by philwu.
Imagine this. Country A is having a grand council of representatives from its constituent regions. Country B, due to a long standing dispute with Country A, is seen as a rogue region in the minds of Country A denizens. So, in order to fake participation from Country B, Country A decides to send a delegate from "Region B" to said grand council, even though the delegate has never even been to "Region B."

This is ain't some wacky fiction, this is what's going on with Taiwan = Country B, and China = Country A. I feel like laughing, but its oh so cynical a laugh.

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