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We are not Afghanistan, Taiwan says

But America can’t be trusted anyway, they add

Sep 19, 2021
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By: Jens Kastner

Although the US’s chaotic abandonment of Afghanistan has shaken much of the world’s belief in American resolve to defend its allies, the people of Taiwan – the most explosive flashpoint between the US and China – say the two situations can’t be compared. Most of them take for granted, however, the prospect that the US would walk away if …

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