East Timor cerca di unirsi al Commonwealth Club per contrastare la minaccia della Cina
https://www.thetimes.com/article/6dc7d5e0-8acd-493d-a560-77a7a1ad6cfb?shareToken=dacd5fd97e2253d414b0e8888bbf6605
di KingKaiserW
East Timor cerca di unirsi al Commonwealth Club per contrastare la minaccia della Cina
https://www.thetimes.com/article/6dc7d5e0-8acd-493d-a560-77a7a1ad6cfb?shareToken=dacd5fd97e2253d414b0e8888bbf6605
di KingKaiserW
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President Ramos-Horta says joining the organisation would give his nation a stronger voice as Beijing and the West compete in Southeast Asia
East Timor, one of the world’s newest and poorest countries, will push to join the Commonwealth — at a time of increased competition between China and the West for influence over the small and developing nations of east Asia.
President Ramos-Horta, a Nobel prizewinner, said that Commonwealth membership would provide the southeast Asian country with a voice in an important international forum, as well as bringing desperately needed opportunities for study to Timorese students.
It would also help to defuse fears that the strategically positioned nation is coming under the sway of China after the agreement last year of a “strategic framework” with President Xi. Ramos-Horta, 75, played down suggestions that East Timor would co-operate with China on military matters, although he did not rule out the possibility.
Maybe they could also help out and host the next commonwealth games?? At least this lot are keen.
This is like the third nation that was never part of the British Empire to join the Commonwealth in just the last 5 years.
Feels like playing both sides to me, but whatever.
I do wonder how long we can keep affording all the costs of this forum if the scenes from the last meeting are going to keep being repeated.