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No it’s not that. I’m just simply telling you the truth: China has the upper hand in respect to the Dutch. Just like when the Dutch had the upper hand, they did
by eternalban 4y ago
No it’s not that. I’m just simply telling you the truth: China has the upper hand in respect to the Dutch. Just like when the Dutch had the upper hand, they did funny stuff in Indonesia. I’m telling you why this is happening, not making moral judgments.
- jacquesm 4y ago> China has the upper hand in respect to the Dutch. That's complete nonsense. Yes, China is larger and has many more people. But inside NL the total number of Chinese is tiny and they are subject to Dutch law, not Chinese law. The whole idea that any foreign nation would be operating an active police station on Dutch territory - or the territory of any other country for that matter - is against a lot of basic principles of international law. So I really don't see how 'China has the upper hand' matters, it's not as if China has threatened to invade Europe if we kick out their police stations, which is exactly what I think we should do. The VOC has nothing to do with it.
- eternalban 4y ago[flagged]