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Though it does China dirty calling it the EU.

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[-] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago

I think the thinking in calling China the EU is that like the EU backs up/protects Ireland in treaty negotiations over Brexit with the UK, China backs up/protects the DPRK.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Northern Ireland

This being to the south of all other Irelands makes me unreasonably vexed.

[-] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago

It's like the difference between "Upper" & "Lower" Egypt.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

It's because the Republic of Ireland and the DPRK both stood defiant from imperialism.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Oh I get it, and I don't disagree, you made the right call

[-] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

Are the Ryukyu Islands equivalent to the Channel Islands, then?

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