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It’s great that they’re giving the Maldives water. The destruction of fresh-water aquifers on many low-lying islands due to rising seas contaminating them with saltwater, is of course all of our (developed and industrialized countries’) collective fault. It’s unfortunate that they stole it from an occupied territory, though.
As much as I agree that it is the world’s collective responsibility to help, this particular case is, at best, a double-egded sword that appears to deal less with supporting a low-lying island than with geo-politics and a thirst for influence.
One recent comment on exactly this issue:
China and Human Rights: Beijing’s Real Face Fails to Hide as Gifts of Water and Cyberattacks Compete