[jalisco555]

Another good reason for me to return to that beautiful island. Great diving, too.

[Tainan]

Checkbook diplomacy...nothing more.

[flushing_kenny]

St. Lucia asked for little more “consideration” than the ambassador was willing to pay, so they went to Taiwan. The Chinese amabassador will be recalled soon and should get ready for his new luxury posting: Zimbabwe.

[Pilsner]

So, St. Lucia has diplomatic ties with Taiwan. With whom does O Sole Mio have diplomatic relations?

[snowrip]

Those brutal St. Lucians... no doubt their next move will be to sail the mighty St. Lucian navy into the Taiwan Strait in a show of force, before invading poor, sovereign China.

Give me a damn break.

[PAR35]

But where are they going to get poisioned pet food, and contaminated chicken and ham to feed their people now?

[TheEditor]

If you travel much at all amongst the small islands in the Caribbean you can’t help but run into examples of China’s largesse. Actually, it freaks me out a bit.