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Two Different Worlds: The False Linkage of Ukraine and Taiwan

China has its own longterm timetable for its ‘renegade province’

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Jonathan Broder
Feb 07, 2022
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With Russian forces continuing to mass on Ukraine’s borders, hawkish officials and analysts are pushing a variation of the domino theory from the Cold War, claiming that a weak American response to the Kremlin in one theater will tempt another adversary, China, to take advantage of the U.S. a half a world away.

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