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The US claimed Cuba as a part of its territory?
by altcognito 8y ago
The US claimed Cuba as a part of its territory?
- nickserv 8y agoNobody is claiming Palau. The point is that China has effectively embargoed Palau, similar to the US embargo on Cuba following their revolution.
- sonnyblarney 8y agoIt's not remotely 'similar'. One is from a minor diplomatic dispute. The other arose from a nuclear standoff that was the closest we ever came to starting World War 3 and therefore the destruction of all human life as we know it.
- tomc1985 8y agoThey have a limited agreement with the US. There's a video (I think it was on Vice) about how its a hot spot for Chinese tourists to pick up tech at US prices and gamble away from Chinese supervision.
- knuththetruth 8y agoMore or less, actually: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War EDIT: Sorry about...history, I guess?
- erk__ 8y agoWell they did lease the Guantánamo Bay, but the current goverment says that the lease is illegal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guant%C3%A1namo_Bay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guant%C3%A1namo_Bay