U.S. Response to Russia May Prove Too Soft for Deterring China from Similar Actions Against Taiwan

Matthew 24:6 “And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet.”

Important Takeaways:

  • China may take ‘wrong lessons’ from US, NATO response to Ukraine invasion: experts
  • Taiwan reported that it dispatched fighters to caution nine Chinese planes that flew into its defensive airspace on the first day of Russian’s invasion. China has conducted similar flybys in the past, but the timing remains notable.
  • China’s going to draw some of the wrong lessons here and its leaders might consider the Biden admin’s response to be more show than substance,”
  • NATO has stood back from taking direct action to stop the invasion of Ukraine, which borders on a number of NATO allies.
  • “What do you think they bring to the table – and that leaves aside the question of why would they come in?” Cheng argued. “If they won’t come into Ukraine, which borders on multiple NATO allies, in open violation of a number of formal treaty commitments that every signed – Helsinki accords, Minsk, too – why would we assume our European allies to fight and die for Taiwan when there’s no commitment to it?”

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