Two Different Worlds: The False Linkage of Ukraine and Taiwan

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

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.

Putin and Xi in Beijing this month

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