But Myanmar is far from a client state.
If you were an ally, then you were a client state".
"The Russian deployment in Syria is designed to prop up a client state," he said.
"America is not a client state of Israel — maybe the opposite is true," he said.
Monk-murder in a client state is no advertisement for China rising.
Nauru is a client state in every sense, kept functioning, just, by its wealthy neighbour.
"We acknowledge to ourselves privately that Pakistan is a client state of the U.S.," Mr. Hoodbhoy said.
The Tories accused Gordon Brown of creating a "client state" of public sector workers and benefit and tax credit claimants.
Egypt has for too long been treated as a client state in the cause of geopolitical struggle.
Now the island, basi cally a client state of Australia, looks like diversifying into the detention-camp business.
Australia supplies aid and buys services from Nauru's government and companies, leading to accusations Nauru is effectively a "client state".
