Beijing has whittled down Taiwan's remaining diplomatic allies using a mixture of carrots and sticks. . HONG KONG: He leads one of the world's smallest nations, but Surangel Whipps says Palau will not be bullied by anyone into deciding its future - least of all by China.
China claims democratic, self-ruled Taiwan as its own territory and has vowed to one day seize it, by force if needed. "You know, that's the tone they use," he added."We shouldn't be told we can't be friends with so and so." Palau was one of a group of Pacific islands administered by the United States in the aftermath of World War II.Like other nearby Pacific nations, it has a 50-year defence agreement with the United States known as the Compact of Free Association .US forces are under Japanese pressure to draw down their massive bases in Okinawa and are looking to diversify across the Pacific.Whipps says he is keen to see more US military bases, something he hopes will make his nation less reliant on tourism.
I wun trust them too.
Never ever trust china.
Nah .....
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