• TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    12 days ago

    That’s a bargaining tactic because they know they’ll never get them. They’re asking for more than they’ll realistically get to get as much as they realistically can. They’ll probably demand the US doesn’t bring military vessels through the strait or something similar, limiting their ability to attack in the future.