carpe diem
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catch the day ... or just the fish ...
1000年前の北宋時代に高さ55mの塔を作ってしかもそれが残ってるの凄いですね
オーストラリアのペニー・ウォン外相：オーストラリアは一つの中国との政策を堅持し、「台湾独立」を支持しない立場をとっており、台湾問題が平和的に解決されることを望んでいる。
China blocked the airspace. Germany said no. The Czech Republic said no. Taiwan's president found another way and landed anyway. President Lai Ching-te just arrived in Eswatini, Taiwan's only diplomatic ally in Africa. His greeting: "Sanibonani," the local Swazi word for hello. Simple, human, and pointed. Two weeks ago, this trip was impossible. The Seychelles, Mauritius, and Madagascar revoked overflight permits for Lai's presidential aircraft less than 24 hours before departure, in what Taiwan described as a coordinated act of pressure at China's behest. It marked the first time in history that a Taiwanese president was forced to cancel an entire foreign trip due to airspace denial. Taiwan then made urgent requests to transit through Europe. Germany refused. The Czech Republic refused. So Taiwan found another route. The details have not been fully disclosed. Lai arrived unannounced, posted a photo from the aircraft stairs, and greeted the Swazi people in their own language. Beijing deployed the airspace of three countries to stop a democratic leader from visiting a democratic ally. It pressured two European nations into refusing transit. It failed. Lai is there. Eswatini has held firm as Taiwan's only African partner despite sustained Chinese diplomatic and economic pressure for years. Taiwan has only 12 diplomatic allies left globally. The CCP has spent decades systematically eliminating each one with promises of investment and political pressure. It has not gotten this one yet. "Taiwan will never be deterred by external pressures," Lai wrote. After what it took to get there, those are not empty words. #Taiwan #CCP #China #Eswatini #Lai #Diplomacy #Geopolitics #Airspace #Freedom #TaiwanStrong
Kaja Kallas: Russia does not want to engage in any kind of dialogue. We should not humiliate ourselves by saying, "please, we beg you to talk to us." Instead, we should put them in a position where they move from pretending to negotiate to actually negotiating.
