▲ 217 ▼ 'Turn around immediately': Taiwan warns off Chinese coast guard boats again as tensions simmer (www.reuters.com) submitted 2 years ago by RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to c/world@lemmy.world 27 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 73 points 2 years ago (1 child) So is this how it starts? China pushes until Taiwan defends itself, the China blames Taiwan for aggression? permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website 62 points 2 years ago It's the kid on the bus who keeps shoving the quiet kid over and over and over, but it's not big and flashy so nobody notices. Nobody listens. Nobody cares. Then the quiet kid punches the bully in his goddamn rat face and suddenly the quiet kid is the problem child. The problem existed long before the quiet kid fought back, and they knew, it was just ignored by the people who could do something about it until it was too late. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website 62 points 2 years ago It's the kid on the bus who keeps shoving the quiet kid over and over and over, but it's not big and flashy so nobody notices. Nobody listens. Nobody cares. Then the quiet kid punches the bully in his goddamn rat face and suddenly the quiet kid is the problem child. The problem existed long before the quiet kid fought back, and they knew, it was just ignored by the people who could do something about it until it was too late. permalink fedilink source parent