The phrase "and so plays" is not standard in written English and may be confusing without context.
It could be used in a context where you are describing how something is performed or enacted, but it would typically require additional context to clarify its meaning.
Example: "The character in the play is complex, and so plays a pivotal role in the story's development."
Alternatives: "and thus acts" or "and therefore performs".
It hosts China's only military base on the Indian Ocean, and so plays a crucial part in the growing rivalry between Asia's two rising powers.
It is also the first point of contact for foreign dignitaries, and so plays an important role in how the country is perceived abroad.
The leader naturally wants to keep his courtiers from becoming overconfident and so plays off one against another, and courtiers have to learn to live with that.
In addition to this, walkability can have significant impact on adaptation to climate change-related events, and so plays an important role in increasing the resilience of a neighbourhood.
"With the O'Neill, I discovered that audiences in the 30s would have been drinking heavily during several intervals and so plays included lengthy recaps at the start of each act.
Contrary to conventional wisdom, the United States military mission under the leadership of Gen. David H. Petraeus is securing the hearts and minds of Iraqis and so plays midwife to the deradicalization of a generation of Iraqis.
Of course, CAVS did that too, and so played a critical role in facilitating artists' engagement with that medium.
Parents of today remember playing it when they were children and so playing with their own kids evokes childhood memories.
"And so playing somebody that's wanting to live up to those heroes from the past.
Nieuwendyk went undrafted by any Ontario Hockey League team, and so played a season of junior B for the Pickering Panthers in 1983 84.
In parts of Mesoamerica this was considered a significant day as it would herald the arrival of rains, and so play a part in the cycle of agriculture.
