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peoplesdispatch.org

China reiterated its concerns about the Philippines’ plan to acquire the US Typhon missile defense system. In the foreign ministry press briefing on Thursday, December 26, the spokesperson of the ministry, Mao Ning, claimed it is a “strategic and offensive” weapon which may fuel arms race in the region. China also restated its long-standing demand for the withdrawal of the system already deployed near its borders.

  • Schlemmy@lemmy.ml
    5·
    5 days ago

    I never knew. Wild story.

    Apparently:

    • 19 UN member states recognize Taiwan (Republic of China) as an independent country
    • 57 countries recognise the Taiwanese government as representative of the Chinese people but not as an independent entity
    • The holy seat (Vatican city) recognizes them as a sovereign state
    • There are 10countries that don’t recognize China nor Taiwan
    • Vatican city was the first country to give recognition (1942)

    This is all new to me.