Hatay Province Status
Reader comment on item: Is the Hatay/Alexandretta Problem Solved?

Submitted by Jack Berger (United States), Jan 1, 2007 at 15:23

Is there any analogy between this situation and the cat-and-mouse dance that China and the West have over the 'status' of Taiwan?

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Daniel Pipes replies:

I can't think of any, other than they both concern a dispute over sovreignty of a piece of territory.