that chunk of land is to ensure future expansion, and to allow the bullying of nations who want to settle there. that's why its "valuable". you already have enough land, lol.
I have no interest in expanding into you. I'm not going to "bully" you and i'm even thinking about extending an offer of friendship because of the ethnicity in the northeast.
yeah if you want anymore land you should just go east
that's not the point, although moving east is an objective, this spot was already claimed.
OP, I'll even give up the northernmost portion (north of Wineston), to keep this territory.