Taiwan - a small island off the coast of China
Proclaim - to announce or declare publicly, in
writing or speech
Abandon - to give up control of, or to let go
Warlords - military commanders who use force to
govern a small area
Effective - impressive, striking, or able to create a
desired result
I believe it is Baton Rouge
Most disturbing and horrific would probably be the way that workers could be mutilated by the machines or by human error and nobody would care about that. They would have to keep working without fingers or hands because not working would mean the end of their families. The injuries sometimes didn't have to be mutilation but were still severe.
