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The Not-So-Great Game is afoot

One of the lesser unsolved mysteries of our time is why countries whose names end in ‘u’ prefer the Republic of China (ROC – Taiwan) to the People’s Republic of China (PRC – Beijing). Of the fifteen countries in the world that still recognize Taiwan as the real and legitimate China, three have ‘u’ a

By Gwynne Dyer

Last updated on May 03, 23

Posted on Dec 12, 19

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The Not-So-Great Game is afoot
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Gwynne Dyer
Gwynne Dyer

London, UK

Gwynne Dyer, OC is a London, England-based independent Canadian journalist, syndicated columnist and military historian. A long time columnist for The Observer.

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