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Go Spotting: Mixed metaphors?

Chris Garlock | Published on 11/12/2024
“Taiwan at any time may turn from a pawn to a discarded child”, said Ms Zhu Fenglian recently. Ms. Zu is a spokeswoman for China’s Taiwan Affairs Office; her wording, according to The Straits Times, “refers to a tactic in the game Go, in which a player sacrifices a smaller piece to secure a greater advantage or victory.”
(sent in by Phil Straus)

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