Hmmmmm -- any power that can lay hands on them can try and punish maritime pirates.

Could they stack other crimes onto the case? Like trying Trump not only for piracy, but for buggery on the high seas, in a British admiralty court with judges in white wigs?

If outside powers allow it, a respite for the president and the nation to have relatively quiet and peaceful holidays. Probably well worth the cost of what some will call a junket.

As in, NO SPECIAL NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SESSION.

HOWEVER, with debates on controversial election law changes coming up, and this touch subject of deputies visiting Taiwan -- to China's annoyance -- he flies off and talks about taking things up in January.

Well, yeah there is the cost of it all and being away from his regular duties.

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