Worth noting that the Chinese ambassador also called it the Malvinas throughout, not the Falklands.

  • Concured [she/her]@hexbear.net
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    Don’t Argentina’s claims basically come from it being part of the same Spanish colony? Cause idk that doesn’t sound very de-colonialist to me.

    but like, on serious note, this is probably just China doing the whole ‘East Turkestan is a real country’ shit but in reverse.

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          Cuba’s not right there. It’s way over somewhere. Falklands are right there.

          UK is waaaaay the fuck over there. Not even here. They’re too far there to be here and thus lay no claim.

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            I don’t know about this take I think which country the people that live there want to be part of is by far the better metric. Ireland is right by Great Britain but they clearly don’t want to be in the UK

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              Defence of the islands is provided by the United Kingdom.[85] A British military garrison is stationed on the islands, and the Falkland Islands government funds an additional platoon to company-sized light infantry Falkland Islands Defence Force.[86] The Falklands claim an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) extending 200 nmi (370 km) from its coastal baselines, based on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; this zone overlaps with the EEZ of Argentina.[87]

              this is what you’re defending lol (not trying to throw shade just saying)